I am thrilled to say that I am writing this on my brand new Macbook Air (less thrilled to say that it’s because the screen on my beloved previous laptop is broken). Now I’m fiddling around on here for fun while S & I watch M3gan. I’m reading this Substack post called “You don’t need an ‘aesthetic,’ you need a value system.” This resonates a LOT because I had a realization while rereading my Morning Pages from the last lunar cycle, & I realized that perhaps one of the reasons I’ve felt uninspired, demotivated, overwhelmed, burnt out, & have been struggling to maintain the intentions I set, is because I’m not really spending enough energy appreciating my life, identifying things that are making me happy, & recognizing nice moments & the progress I’m making. I need to reconnect with my core values (beauty, curiosity, interconnection, freedom, creativity, and, perhaps aspirationally, play) and maybe even my Spiritual Toolkit — I have all these things I’ve set up for myself for moments like this! Always, the hardest part is identifying how I feel in the first place & that I need to check back in with these things. Finally, I’m here, I recognize where I am.