Thursday Murmurings
Britney, recovering and being consistent
Happy Thursday, ya beauties!
Kicking it off this week with Britney. Her autobiography just came out and if you think I’m not gonna lap up every page of that late 90s/early 2000s time capsule of greatness, you’ve lost your damn mind. In all seriousness, it’s wild to think what Britney’s been through. I love that she’s finding her voice and her freedom again (though I think collectively, we all remain worried about her mental health). For so many of us, she represented that late teens/early 20s coming of age moment in our lives - whether you listened to her music or not, it’s undeniable that she was a cultural moment for a long ass time.
Excuse me while I go buy the book and brush up on my Baby One More Time choreography.
Things that caught my eye this week
I loved this article in The New Yorker about Why We’re So Bad at Getting Better. Working in fitness for the past decade, I’ve seen instructors and clients alike push through injuries and force themselves through workouts, when rest and recovery should’ve been the priority. I myself have taught through injury and illness more times than I care to mention. The article brings up the lost concept of convalescence - literally taking time out, going to recuperate in nature etc. I could wax lyrical about this all day - about how hustle culture has conditioned us to feel we should be go go go all the time, how financial stress means we often have to push through when our bodies are telling us to do anything but. It would be nice to think the pandemic shifted our view on this slightly and helped us to prioritise rest more, but it seems we’re creeping back to ‘life as usual’ with rapid speed. It would require a major cultural reset for convalescence to reclaim its rightful place in our lives. Sadly, I can’t see it happening any time soon.
Food for thought
Have you given it time? Have you taken action? Have you taken it consistently enough to actually see and feel the change you seek? Have you watered the idea? Or did you just think of it and figured ‘The Universe’ would take care of the rest? The dream requires work. It requires action, every day. No matter how small. No matter how seemingly insignificant you think an act may be. For the dream to become a reality, you have to invest in it consistently. You can’t wish it into existence. So stop saying it isn’t working, if you aren’t actually doing the work.
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Your weekly Biggie Smalls (P)update
This week Biggie wants to remind you to dream, to visualise, to let your mind wander. We can get so distracted by every day life and the hustle. We can be so confused about what our next move should be, all the while, we’re not actually taking time to think about it. So, much like Biggles is here, take a moment (even if you set a timer for 5 minutes), to just sit, with no distractions, close your eyes and visualise how you want your life to look; 6 months from now, a year from now, three years from now. Write down whatever comes up for you and you’ve got yourself the beginnings of an action plan. Make sure you carve out time to do it regularly. Biggie sure does.
Until next week; smile at strangers, spread good vibes, be nice to people.
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