With you by my side –
dance parties are way more fun
dinner parties are always better
yoga is more rewarding
saying yes happens more often
sharing is easier
plane rides fly by (I thought you might like that pun)
panic attacks aren’t so bad
stories are more fun to tell
scrabble is more challenging
death beds aren’t so scary
long walks seem too short
milestones are more exciting
Basically – everything is better when you are there. I am so happy you are alive.
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Ever since I was little I have loved the moon. I have memories of making the drive from my grandmother’s house and following the moon (or was it following me?) the entire way home. It wasn’t until I was a little bit older that Suz and I made the connection that we both really loved the moon. Ever since then, she and I would call each other every time the moon was particularly charming. She would leave me messages like, “Moon Girl #1, this is Moon Girl #2. You know what that means. Look up tonight.” She was always the first person that I would think of when I looked at the moon. I would wonder if she saw it that night and if she thought of me too. I even made a playlist for her of only songs that mention the moon.
When I first really understood that she was going to die, my first thought was the moon – the fact that we will always have that. I will always have that. In the 2 and a half months since she passed I have seen some of the most spectacular moons of my life. I have also gotten the opportunity to share with other people my love for the moon. In my mind I understand that Suz is not controlling the moon, but in my heart it feels like a communication that we have with each other. There is this feeling that if the moon is still there above me, I will never really be alone.
So to Moon Girl #2 I have seen the moon. I have been looking up – almost every night and when I do I always say, “Hi Suz” as if you are really there in front of me.
[posted by Farrell]
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REMEMBERING things that Suz said to me and her favorite things about the holidays.
READING Albert’s new screenplay and loving it!
WATCHING Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey on Netflix and realizing just how little we know.
EASING into the day after an early morning flight from Cleveland back to NYC.
CHERISHING the outpouring of love, friendship and memories shared at a beautiful memorial service over the weekend for our friend Bethany Cocco.
HYDRATING after a couple of rounds of cocktails last night at the newly opened Spotted Owl, in Tremont, with one of my oldest friends. The bar was once a bible factory!
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I had a conversation last week with a woman who studies feng shui. We were waiting together at a bus stop and struck up a conversation that started as small talk, then moved on to all sorts of deeper topics. While we were talking about her study of feng shui, she said something that has really stuck with me. She said that there needs to be some element of imperfection in a space, otherwise a ‘perfect’ energy will just continue to flow without disruption, thereby becoming boring or stagnant. That was the jist of it anyway, and it makes so much sense to me. The most compelling art and music always has at least one element that breaks the rules, and the most interesting people and relationships are never completely perfect. We wouldn’t want them to be. It isn’t a matter of attaining perfection but rather of creating harmony.
[posted by Lauren]
1) Look At This: This Is Color (via NPR) A super cool site with little-known color facts, including a word that actually rhymes with orange! -Lauren
2) “The best thing for being sad…” (via tumblr.austinkleon.com) On learning as the only thing the mind can “never fear or distrust.” -Lauren
3) The most overlooked characteristic in a mate (via familyshare.com) This article was sent to me by a co-worker and inspired some nice thoughts amongst friends about life and love. -Farrell
4) Six stretches for people that sit in desks all day (via joannagoddard.com) Are you sitting in a desk? If so, check this out and take some time to move your body. -Farrell
5) Your Heart (via rachelbrathen.com) Powerful words about why we suffer heartbreak. This woman is amazing. I only know her via Instagram but one time I saw her on the street in NYC and was so overcome I asked if I could give her a hug. The next day she posted about all the people in NYC who did the same! -Lauren
6) Clean Beauty (via GOOP) This site put together such a wonderful and extensive piece on clean beauty products and what that means. -Farrell
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LEARNING how not to attach myself to any outcomes and keep my heart open to all possibilities.
READING Lena Dunham’s book, Not That Kind of Girl, and feeling entertained by it.
TRYING new styles and feeling more myself and grown up because of it.
APPRECIATING this unique period of time that I’m currently living.
REMEMBERING Tom Magliozzi of NPR’s, “Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers.” This show reminds me of being young on Saturday mornings in the car with our mom.
MANIFESTING my best life with Oprah & Deepak’s latest 21-day meditation course. Info here.
1) Malcolm Gladwell Shares The Single Most Important Factor Of A Person’s Success (via Business Insider) Not what I thought it was going to be but makes sense. -Lauren
2) Serial Podcast (via NPR) I look forward to this podcast every Thursday as it takes you through a real life murder mystery. –Farrell
3) Research shows that drinking a glass of red wine is the same as getting an hour of exercise (via Bustle) Too bad I am allergic to red wine or I would be using this excuse every day! –Farrell
4) 10 Job Search Tricks That Will Change Everything You’ve Been Doing (via TIME) Y’all don’t mind if I also use these posts to bookmark links, do you?! -Lauren
5) MacArthur Grantee Rick Lowe on Art as Community (via Hyperallergic) Interesting conversation about the term ‘social change’ vs ‘social justice’ and their role in the art world. –Lauren
6) A day in Free + Native’s shoes (via Free + Native) I love this site and this post really got me thinking about daily routines. -Farrell
7) Winter Skin (via Garance Dore) I’ve been going heavy on the jojoba oil this fall; am happy to see it suggested for the winter months as well. -Lauren
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This past week my Mom and I went to a psychic channeling circle. Yep, you read that right! One of the messages that I got directly was dealing with the feline form. I have had a deep fear of cats ever since I can remember. I have nightmares involving cats to this very day. People always ask me why and I really don’t have a good answer. I don’t remember any terrifying experience with a cat from when I was little. I have never owned a cat of my own. It is an unexplainable fear. Anyways, the psychic mentioned this fear and how I need to explore it a bit. He also mentioned that the fear of cats comes from the qualities in them that I see in myself. Normally, I wouldn’t pay as much attention to it except for when I woke up the next day I found that it was National Cat Day! So, I have made a promise to my mom that I will look into the mythology and mysticism of cats throughout the ages. I am not sure what I will find or if it will alter my life in any way, but as my grandmother says, “why not?!”
[posted by Farrell]
photo by Diane Arbus
PACKING up for a short|extended stay in Bridgehampton, NY.
MEDITATING on the virtues of slowness and simplicity.
OVERTHINKING a little less than usual but likely still more than is necessary.
PLAYING around town with my Mom and packing in every minute of the day with something to do.
PLANNING our Halloween party with treats, spooks and tinctures.
TAKING two days off from work as well as a break from Instagram. Life is good!
[posted by Lauren]
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