hey, sprig of thyme.

i was having (an amazing!) dinner with a couple of friends last night (at barcelona, haven’t been there is a MINUTE + it was just as incredible as ever 🤩)

we were catching up on all the things, including the juggling act that is handling all the things WITHOUT sacrificing your health + overall wellbeing

one of them asked what my “guardrails” are, for making sure i don’t get run down or push myself too hard for too long

i said when i find myself wanting to cancel plans with friends or avoiding making plans in the first place, that’s one of my signals that it’s time to slow down —

because that’s not the life i’m here for

a little later she asked about joy, and how we keep it present — even (especially) when headlines in the US just continue to get ever more sensational + intolerable

earlier she’d shown me a video she had taken of a squirrel sweetly snacking on the carved pumpkin on the front stoop of the airBNB she was staying at

our other friend had shared a video she’d made stitching together all the bright foliage still on the trees here that she’d captured while enjoying walks over the past few days

i referenced those + said “that’s how”

engaging with the beautiful, the amusing, the interesting, the curious —

the wonders all around us

what others call “the little things” but i call “everything”

one of the greatest ways we can claim joy like it’s our job… EVEN when we’re overwhelmed, overextended or just plain tuckered out —

is to pay attention to the delights that surround us + follow us in our days

to let them energize + sustain us

saturday morning i went to a local farmers market, and sure… i left with a couple (delicious) items

but beyond that, as pretty things popped out at me while browsing the stands, i leaned in + snapped some pics

the camera helps attune me to what i see, and those images will remain —

long after i’ve finished the last peppery taste of radish + bright dense bite of that vitamin C-packed green i can’t remember the name of

if you’re struggling to find the joy in your days — especially as they fill with more seasonal + year-end tasks, i invite you to tune in to the sights + sounds around you that might quietly dazzle or delight

for me… i love to snap pics because the process brings me further into the magic

but by all means, keep your tech out of it if that feels better for you

and if you’d like to gift yourself guardrails for getting through the season unscathed + utterly joyful, i invite you to join us in UNAPOLOGETICALLY UNFRAZZLED

i call it a 6-week living ode to trusting your own damn self + staying whole this holiday season

and we start this week! (first sessions on thursday)

give it a look here, and give a shout with any Qs

xxoo, cc

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