LANCE - My sink is full
You’ve got A-Mail! I’m Anna Codrea-Rado and this is my email newsletter. AKA A-Mail. Today’s post is a fresh instalment of Relevant To Your Interests, my offbeat recommendation series that will soothe your existential crisis and/or distract you from it. In this edition, I’ve got a silly lil concept to help you think differently about stress, plus recs for summer travel and beyond. Hey how are you? Me? Thanks for asking! My sink is full. That’s a term I learned from my dog trainer. We’ve been working on a programme for my new rescue dog, Bella, who’s “reactive”. (That’s canine code for “She’s bitey”). During our first session, the trainer explained that during a day in the life of a dog, stuff happens that turns their “taps”. The hot tap represents the nice things—playing with toys, going on walks, getting treats. Meanwhile, the cold tap is the stressful events—loud noises, frustration, unexpected changes. Throughout the day, both taps get turned, and the sink fills up. Eventually, if too much gets added, the sink overflows. Me too, Bella, me too. You might've heard of Spoon Theory, Christine Miserandino’s metaphor for dealing with chronic illness. It explains how people with chronic conditions start each day with limited energy (one spoon = one unit). I relate to the need of carefully managing my energy, but as someone who doesn’t have a chronic illness, I’ve always felt uncomfortable using Spoon Theory. Whereas I’m fine borrowing a concept that explains my dog’s psychology. As soon as the trainer said that Bella’s sink was full, I grasped the idea—maybe because the connection between water and emotions is intuitive. Or it’s just kind of gross but also cleansing to think about the idea of snaking the drain of the mind. Either way, the idea has given me permission to acknowledge that sometimes, even positive experiences can be overwhelming. So, I've been working on keeping the water from overflowing. Examples of things that have filled my sink lately:
What about you? What fills your sink? What blocks it? How far can I push this metaphor? ✨ sOmE pErSoNaL nEwS ✨What I’ve been up to lately and an announcement:
Stuff I’ve bought/read/watched/listened to that you might enjoy as well. (The book links are Bookshop.org affiliate links and I may get a commission if you purchase):
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