Come With Me if You Want to Live

We are in rough times, and it’s ok to stumble

We went from Covid to war to potential famine and I did not handle this well.

I chose the freeze option instead of fight or flight. Don’t be like me.

Today I was in the shower by 5:30 and at my desk writing these words before 6 AM.

I haven’t been able to do that for many weeks because I binged on Doomscrolling, and let the distraction of my slow-motion breakdown soothe my genuine fear of the future.

My early arrival at my desk is not bragging. Working on time caused the turbo boost that the right actions give us. I was surprised it still works for me. I bet it will work for you.

I can’t believe how tough the past five months have been. If your time was anything like mine, notice how this process works. Given how we are taught to play in the world, I did not notice my spiral downward.

Don’t ignore your spiral downward.

Panic early

Do not, on the other hand, go and tell everybody everything.

Do panic early because the subtle process of self-betrayal that leads to dismay is like being the frog in a pot of water on a stove. You ignore the subtle increase in heat until you are dinner.