In Honor of Earth Day 2025
I’m feelin’ some type of way this morning (is anyone surprised?) — a little melancholy, a little la-di-da, a little not wanting to produce or check boxes off my list. I had a thought shortly after waking up: Am I kidding myself with this whole sabbatical thing? Should I be back in the rhythm of society’s expectations of how to live and work?
What do I do? Follow joy today or lean into my to-do list, moving on and forward without thought?
It took me ten minutes to write the word “thought” because I got stuck on the word “forward” and how it’s a BIG FAT LIE!
There is no “forward” in life!
Forward denotes some kind of order to life, like life provides a straight sidewalk to follow or something.
Life’s a spiral. And right now, I’m gonna go sideways.
The only thing I may produce today is something to honor Earth Day.
Here’s to going sideways sometimes!