In school right now we are studying the nervous system and the perception of stress. We are looking at how a system designed to flip on when we may have been eaten by a tiger or smashed by falling rocks now mistakes a full inbox as a life threatening situation. How our stress hormones are burning up everything behind the scenes due to a lack of perception and priorities. It’s making us sick. Sometimes sick to death. Daily I hear someone say “the struggle is real.” It has me thinking of Sarah wandering through the labyrinth trying to rescue her little brother from the Goblin King before the clock runs out. One pitfall after another she continues to remind herself that things are not what they seem. It’s so odd (and unfortunate) that our nervous system hasn’t evolved and it is something else we need to manage. But that’s where we are. So here it is, Thursday. If you are struggling, jamming coffee and wishing for Friday, I urge you to take a step back and look at what is stressing you the fuck out. Perspective is everything. As Sarah said in the end “You have no power over me.”

Day 55: Golden milk oatmeal with coconut, dried cherries petitas and bloobs. Cup of fit ppl superfood.