Hi friend,
Take a trip down memory lane with me: to 2020, thick into the lockdown period when everyone was isolated in their homes. I did one thing during that time; work my butt off. I’m talking, staring into a bright screen until 2 am and then hyper thinking about the things on my to-do list on the weekends.
Sure, I learned a lot during that time, filled the void but allowed myself to come up empty. I remember my little brother telling me one night, “If you like don’t go to bed, kill yourself with work.” Brash words but I needed to hear it.
Since then, I have learned to slow down and just breathe. I switched jobs, prioritized my sleep, and spent quality time with my ‘people’. Lately, my sleep has even significantly improved, I’m in bed by 12 am and up by 6 am or 7 am.
Our lives are insignificant
On February 14, 1990, the Nasa Voyager 1 spacecraft took the farther photograph of planet Earth ever taken. It was called the Pale Blue Dot, in this photograph, Earth’s size is less than a pixel, like a tiny dot suspended in a sunbeam. This image showed Earth – our home where we’ve lived all our life – as a tiny world in a vast cosmic arena. This reminds us that no matter how self-important we think we are, we haven’t even scratched the surface of the universe. It points out the fragility of life and challenges our delusion that we are somehow better species because we exist on earth.
I’m currently at a place where everything feels overwhelming. However, this time I’ve learned to listen to my body and sleep when my body says sleep. And this doesn’t make me lazy or less resilient than the other person.
Strangely, we exist in a kind of world that equates productivity to busyness and working our bodies to ruin. My body rebels against such notion. I’m beginning to think more about the life I want, and I know my body, identity, or life isn’t just tied to my work. There’s so much more I can do as a person than spend the waking 24 hours of my life doing one activity – work – when there’s so much more to do with my life. Each day, I’m reminded of how truly insignificant life is, so I will take all the public holidays I can get!
Stuff I’m currently loving
I found Architecture YouTube and I love how it lets me wander into people’s minds and homes – the way they perceive their living spaces.
Here are my favorite ones:
This Saturday morning breakfast cereal comic.
You’ve probably seen this by now, but this America’s Gots Talent audition by Jane made me teary-eyed.
My favorite tiktok atm.
I hope you thoroughly enjoy your weekend.
XOXO
Martha🥰