“Two things you can do when destruction is all around you: Love and Create.” ❤️‍🩹 ~Desiree Adaway

By Jessica L. Williams • Issue #282 • View online

This week has been so heavy. I hope you can give yourself time and space to take care of yourself. Hug your loved ones. Do things that bring joy.

I know that often, creating and building can be a welcome distraction from the heaviness of the world. So please use this space as you need to.

Or put it on pause until you can come back to it. Either way, I hope you can honor your capacity. Sending love and grace. 💖

On to the picks!

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Clarissa Explains It All

@Clarissa_Laskey

In case no one told you, you are doing a great job.

We are all just trying to do our best with the resources and situations presented to us each day, and that is more than enough. 🤎

6:40 PM - 27 Apr 2022

5 Tools Creators Can Use To Show Up Even On The Hard Days

“At the end of the day showing up is like building a muscle… The more you show up, the more you build the muscle. And the more you build the muscle the easier it becomes to show up.”

Great list. I especially like the suggestion of working overtime on the good days. You can use that momentum to carve some things out for those days you’re not feeling your best. For example, I started on a project this week that had been on my plate. Since I was in the flow, I decided to do as much as I could, so if I’m not able to work on it for the next couple of days, I’ll still be in good shape.

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50 Positive Things To Do During Mercury Retrograde

We are still dealing with Mercury Retrograde for the next week or so. So here are some things you can do to pass the time.

On my list:

Tying up loose ends and finishing up a project that’s been on my list
Signing up for a massage
Listening to a lot of Queen (because why not!)
Decluttering when and where I can

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