“If no one told you what to like— what would you actually choose?” Theo Von reading an ad for Pepsi
By: Gabriela Yareliz
On many mornings, I listen to comedy during my commute. It helps keep the blood pressure low. The morning is always filled with weird things.
Today, it was a train with blood smeared on the outside of it, on the side (alarming). A woman dramatically twitching in her seat and mumbling to herself, clearly on drugs. An elderly woman who moved so slowly the doors almost closed on her, while having a line of people behind her waiting to get out. It’s never boring.
As I listened to Theo Von this morning, he read a Pepsi ad, and the quote above reminded me of something we have talked about here before— listening to inner wisdom.
Who are you when the ads, the social media marketing, the posters on the green boards in NYC— when it all vanishes and is silenced, what do you choose?
When was the last time you checked in with yourself and how you are feeling?
Time to journal!
“Journaling is the writing on the walls. It’s walking through your inner world and making note of what’s there. It’s slow, and it’s honest, and it’s one of the most intimate acts of self-intimacy. Because if you can’t be honest with yourself on the page, how can you expect anyone else to truly know you?” Wilde House Papers
Questions as we begin the month:
-Does it draw me in?
-How do I feel when engaging?
-What energy/attitude/vibe do I want to embody?
-What can I add to nourish myself?
-What am I not changing? (Whatever you do not change, you are choosing).
GABRIELA YARELIZ 