I love when this fresh letter arrives, and I have the time & space to dive in. This seems like it could be a thing: “…there are too many people on this entire island I know and I can’t focus here.” Thanks for the assignment: I was surprised CLEANING came up.. because I don’t gravitate towards it, but wow the effect. THANK YOU for this letter of reminder. Ox!
This resonates so much. My inner life has never *not* been chaotic. I’ve been playing around with thinking of myself an “experienced chaos surfer” instead of a hot mess… so far I prefer it :)
In that vein, I’ve read that one of the strategies for “surfing the edge of chaos” is picking a simple ritual to ground you. So this feels spot on!
PS I have a fascination with stories about people who *don’t* have a family legacy of mental illness, addiction, neurodivergence, complex trauma… like, does everything just feel safe all day long? You just walk around and have your goals and meet them? So. Freaking. Wild.
I love when this fresh letter arrives, and I have the time & space to dive in. This seems like it could be a thing: “…there are too many people on this entire island I know and I can’t focus here.” Thanks for the assignment: I was surprised CLEANING came up.. because I don’t gravitate towards it, but wow the effect. THANK YOU for this letter of reminder. Ox!
my insides love your insides.
Same.
Same.
This resonates so much. My inner life has never *not* been chaotic. I’ve been playing around with thinking of myself an “experienced chaos surfer” instead of a hot mess… so far I prefer it :)
In that vein, I’ve read that one of the strategies for “surfing the edge of chaos” is picking a simple ritual to ground you. So this feels spot on!
PS I have a fascination with stories about people who *don’t* have a family legacy of mental illness, addiction, neurodivergence, complex trauma… like, does everything just feel safe all day long? You just walk around and have your goals and meet them? So. Freaking. Wild.
I can think of nothing that embodies play more than the reframe to “experienced chaos surfer.”
EXPERIENCED CHAOS SURFER -- Where do I buy the t-shirt?
I started with 4 and kept going. Do I get extra credit?? (And I will give you one guess what the wrapper-upper was --- Writing Lettters!!)
If you’re doing it for extra credit, it’s not play. Jk! (kinda), sure, stars if gold.