It has been an early start to the day this week when puppy doodle yelps and I startle myself awake thinking he needs to go outside. Except he doesn't need to go potty, and he wants nothing to do with going back into his crate again, and to keep the rest of the house asleep, I take him to the kitchen where he promptly falls back asleep on my lap. It has become our morning ritual.
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But I'm tired. And while I notice a certain brittleness around my edges, there's also infrared clarity and insight that comes when the layers of life are peeled back, you're maintaining the basics* and calling bullshit on the rest.
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But I'm tired. And while I notice a certain brittleness around my edges, there's also infrared clarity and insight that comes when the layers of life are peeled back, you're maintaining the basics* and calling bullshit on the rest.
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I love Notes from the Universe and annoyingly use quotes from the daily emails, (that I know are sent to everyone who subscribes), as Facebook status updates because there are those notes that really stick out on certain days. (I guess that's the point, yeah?)
Sometimes I wonder if I'm truly a cynic, a total bitch, or both, but I'm super tired of reading these words when I click around the internets:
"Universe do your thing..."
"Everything happens for a reason..."
"You just have to trust..."
It's no lie that there are times when each of these phrases holds true. But I'm not that staunch believer that I used to be. When my sister got sick and then the series of events that occurred over the last 6 months of her life...
No one deserves that shit. Or the tremendous, dump truck load that poor girl lived with for the 6 years leading up to cancer. She was someone that trusted and prayed to the universe for some help, a bit of a reprieve, something, and those last years, her road was always difficult. She found joy in her life despite the hard knocks she received and her determined optimism inspires me on my lowest days.
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Clearly, I'm letting social media push my buttons. I'm tired of reading about this epiphany, and that new promotion; the latest product being sold, the hype surrounding every project undertaken. I think of an old episode of The Simpsons, with Bart jumping on the bed saying, 'look at me, look at me', and I wonder when I became so blase.
*because let's face it, when you're tired the only shit that gets done is what's necessary.
*because let's face it, when you're tired the only shit that gets done is what's necessary.
One of the reasons I love your blog is your "no bullshit" style. I don't know if you are really a cynic, but you are certainly not a bitch, IMO. There are many blogging trends that I tire of easily, certain words overused or things that just don't sit well with me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I didn't know about Notes from the Universe so I am going to give that a go.
As for social media, I am a Twitter addict so I live with what I don't like there. I find that staying off FB is good for me, but I can't resist checking in because I like to see updates from my nieces.
Anyway, thanks for this post. Have a good weekend!
I've done some house cleaning on FB recently, and the best thing I discovered is hiding people in my newsfeed - it has cut down on crap that pushes my buttons and it has made it a much more pleasant experience.
ReplyDeleteSomehow twitter doesn't bother me as much - maybe because you have to say it in a lot less words. :)