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Calliope raises her eyebrows. “Why… don’t we have faces?”
“B-cuhzzzz —” Thalia appreciates folded legs and relaxed arm positions, “we’re eating one mini-cane at ahhhhh tie—mah. Every time we draw eyes, noz-es, and mouths — we want to throw —”
“the image in the trash.” Nia notes subpar hands and fingers. “For now — we work on body parts and placement.”
Nothing happens without focus.
Don’t try to do everything at once.
Take it one step at a time.
~Dave Ramsey
A note from LoveLetterist:
Funny how one thing leads to another?
Yesterday I saw a clip of some guy named Chris Williamson on Instagram.
I was curious to learn more about him.
Looked him up and found he hosts a popular podcast called Modern Wisdom.
Went to my podcast app and found it.
Clicked on an interview with Jordan Peterson.
Somehow between driving to and from the grocery and making dinner, I ingested the 3 1/2 hour (no kidding!) podcast. (I'd love to refer you to a specific time marker, but honestly, the entire conversation felt valuable to me. "To me" is the operative part of that sentence. You might think the whole thing is rubbish. 🤷🏻♀️)
Whew!
One of the reinforcing take-aways (for me) is that its easy to see where you want to go and to become frustrated when you can't be there in the snap of a candy cane.
I am reminding myself that sweetness resides in the climb itself.
I so wish I didn’t know a couple things about candy canes that the link offered. The “modern” treatments of adding novel flavors 😵💫 left me in shock. “Everything’s better with bacon?” Dill pickle is a bridge too far! I wonder if those flavors occur in the stripes or the main white part?🤷🏽
Cal’s question about faces made me wonder if the Muses could sometimes be represented entirely as butterflies, with only the heads bearing Muse faces? Out of the question? Even for whimsy? 🙃 I entertain easily.
Nia, to me, displays consternation over the process! Did she listen to the podcast with you that you mentioned? Or read Dave Ramsay’s fitting quote? She reminds me of how I used to be for far too long. “I have to admit it’s getting better. It’s getting better all the time.” 😁