Weekly things
Begin again, words as gifts, and walking
Things to read
ICYMI: On the pitfalls and pleasures of trying too many things
“Not giving in to something you want does not necessarily mean robbing yourself of something you will like. And in the opposite case, just because you don’t want to do something – like going for a run, or hanging out with a new friend even if you’re feeling anxious – that doesn’t mean you won’t end up liking your experience.” — on wanting things you don’t like and liking things you don’t want from Shayla Love
“The easiest way to feel the absolute value of something is to imagine, as vividly as possible, its disappearance.” — on how to measure against zero, not against some arbitrary status quo from David Cain
A thing to try
Take a walk into your best thoughts — most days I aim for 10,000 steps and now that I’m coming into my third week of being rundown with illness, I realise how much I rely stepping outside. For me, to walk is to write, to think, to understand—and something to not …