Hello hello!
Tell me you’ve experienced this. You’re driving down the highway, and you glance in the rearview mirror only to see your 5-year old trying REALLY hard to sing the lyrics to a song. Their little eyebrows are furrowed and only every third or fourth word is hitting, but they are FEELING the music. They don’t know if they’re saying the right words, and even if they are, they have NO idea what the words mean. Nevertheless, their commitment is palpable. (Do not let them see you looking at them in the review mirror or the spell will be broken). They are trying SO hard to sing the song regardless of the message, and when the next song comes on, which they are equally in love with, they keep trying just as hard. My personal favorite is my Remy finally screaming out the Robyn lyrics “I’m just gonna dance all night!” As he says those words, I find myself hoping for nothing less! Admittedly, it’s complete projection, but I cannot wait for him to dance all night!!!
I deeply relate to that squinting face right now. I’m trying SO hard to understand, attempting to sing along while trying to figure out what’s happening around me. Familiar enough to bop along, but lost enough for it to show on my face. At work, at home, in all aspects of life! And my hypothesis is… at this age, we know enough to catch a glimmer of understanding. and yet, we’re starting to equally appreciate just how much we don’t know. This makes me weary of anyone who doesn’t walk around with this funny squinting look on their face all day long. My conclusion: We should be caution of those grown-ups who pretend to have it all figured out. I need this squinting face emoji on my phone and at work. We all need this emoji, right?
(Do not get me started on the updated Microsoft Emojis. We should all be embarrassed.)
In other news, Brene Brown is back from her summer sabbatical, and she’s as vulnerable as ever!!
We’ve been waiting since May for her return, and it’s exactly the kind of return we need. She continues to model the human reality of dealing with hard things, and she emphasizes that we’re never alone. Check out the episode here:
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/reflection-from-my-summer-sabbatical/
Talk soon,
Jessica
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