Get A Rhythm

I’m feeling like the new normal is getting more normal. There’s a new comfort and momentum in this emerging lifestyle. Familiarity with raw emotion, honest communication with friends and coworkers and clarity of purpose. In many ways this is everything that is important to me. I do believe that challenging situations create opportunities. Some people are built to thrive in chaos and dive deeper inside themselves, coming out better than they were before. They live in it daily, so when the world stops, nothing very drastic changes for them. They are always aware of their humanity and mortality. I don’t know if I’m this kind of person. I’m always aware of my mortality that’s for sure. I feel a comfort with today. I love working on projects that could help bring relief to people. Maybe it’s just Friday and I can finally bake pumpkin bread without having to call into a team meeting. Just me and my pumpkin bread. And the daily devastating news. It’s weird how when you’re in a good mood, even terrible news feels palatable. Oh okay, that’s what happened today. I think it’s symptomatic of the beautiful way the brain protects itself. When the news is always bad, it gets less bad with time. Or at least that’s the way I feel today. Grateful for routine, for movement, for frozen fish. Even if it’s a few months old.