Motion Sickness Monday
Let's get through this together
Meat
““We are not retreating- we are advancing in another direction. The real trouble with most of us is that we are far more easily discouraged by our feelings than by our failures. A setback in fact can be met and mastered; a mood, if we let it, will run the whole campaign for us. The man who waits for the right feeling before he moves has already surrendered the field.”
Stephen Leacock, 1934, Too Much College (essay)
Bread
“Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare thy soul for temptation. Humble thy heart, and endure: incline thy ear, and receive the words of understanding: and make not haste in the time of clouds. Wait on God with patience: join thyself to God, and endure, that thy life may be increased in the latter end. Take all that shall be brought upon thee: and in thy sorrow endure, and in thy humiliation keep patience. For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.”
Ecclesiasticus 2:1‑5 Douay-Rheims 1889
Pass the Salt, please
The theme for this week is Motion Sickness. If you are like me, too much emotion about a situation paralyzes me from a good response. Thus: a sickness of inaction. A wallowing, narrowing focus of the damned. I’m telling you from experience. Let’s move through this shit together! There’s plenty of self-helpers and psychoanalysts’ recommendations out there, but…
But only spirituality solves the whole thing. Accept that your situation is a forging of your future self. Accept that you don’t have to wallow in self-reflection. All you have to do is move. One step becomes to two…God’s got your back.
Bento
Morning Snack: belVita Crunchy Oatmeal Bar. Raspberry Lemon Protein Chobani.
Lunch: Mediterranean Orzo Salad with Pita and Rotisserie Chicken (olives dutifully removed by husband). Soccer Style Sliced Oranges. Cucumber and Bell Peppers.
Afternoon Snack: Pretzel Nugs with Peanut Buter. Dried Tangerines. Honey Roasted Peanuts.
For the ride: Starbucks Sensera Medium Roast. Tap Water with Firecracker Hydrator.
Eye Candy
banging ass photo of Guardian NO. 1. San Fransico CA
for more artwork from Jason Keusch, see link below.
Come Along
Jason Keusch: Ex-chef, abstract artist, happy husband
Work always eats the good ones. Meaningless buzzwords. Silos. Clumsy tech. Weak bosses. More work, less help, no time. I started packing my wife a bento every day to make sure she ate at work. She needed little wins, a little time to herself and a small act of support from home.
After six months, in became a little something more.
I want to give you the same thing: a moment they can’t steal, truth you can stand on, and something pretty to look at.
Monday–Friday 8am: 1 bento, 1 verse, 1 quote, 1 artwork.
(Note: none of the examples used to illustrate the hardship of today’s work environment are in any way direct observations of my wife’s coworkers, bosses or employees. So, if you’re one of them: this is for your wellness too!)
