Week 6, 7 and 8 of Sunday Somethings - only this time it’s a Monday due to our good friend Mercury and her relentless nature to inflict minor setbacks during Retrograde <3 (but we made it!!!! Congrats to everyone who stayed partially sane during this retrograde and eclipse season- as we can guess, it was definitely testing me)
I have a long Notes App patiently waiting to see it’s day of light containing my last three weeks so lets get right into it because she is starting to get out of hand, shall we?
Pressing Thoughts:
The first dandelion I pick and blow on with a wish every year is such a special moment for me. I wish I could see a video compilation of me throughout the years wishing on the first one of the season.
I’ve always expected the Earth to be so thick now, thinking they continuously just put concrete over concrete when they need to re-do roads. They redid my road this last month and you’re telling me they actually strip off the already existing concrete first? So smart. I had no idea they could just take off a road like that.
I am always so excited for Summer and warm weather until I see my first bug of the year. I always forget bugs exist and come out to play during the Summer season. Rude. Stay south bugs. Jersey is over-populated enough.
This summer is going to be undeniably, ridiculously hot. I feel it in the air, and everyone I said that to agrees, they feel it to.
When you avoid facing your fears, that’s fear running away from itself. Fear of fear if you will. That battle will be continuous until you intervene.
I need to get back into my Spirituality practices; meditation, journaling, manifesting. For a while I focused more on just integrating spirituality naturally throughout my everyday life and thoughts but I think I’m ready to level up more, and connect with myself deeper all over again.
I don’t like self help books because they don’t tell me anything I don’t already know. They just word it in a new, smarter way and almost seem to make it more complicated than it has to be.
An infamous quote in my family is said by my dad, referring to me when I was little. My two older siblings were teasing me and he had called a family meeting downstairs. Pacing back and forth in front of us he shouted “Amy is the gem of all of our lives and nobody should ever forget it!!” It’s been repeated ever since as a joke and I think its funny because I’m a GEMini and I never let anyone forget it. I only just noticed the irony last week.
Experiences:
I went to the doctors for an annual checkup and the nurse was a very motherly, nurturing Arabic middle aged woman. As she was doing the regular nurse duties she went on a tangent about youth saying “You’re young, so young. You need to watch your favorite show, listen to your favorite music..” I love moments like this, that bring you back down to simple pleasures of life. I almost teared up and thanked her.
I went to a diner all by myself. I ordered pancakes and chocolate milk, no sat there with a book, periodically looking out the window next to me at this big tree. It felt so good to be my own peaceful company.
Friends and I went bowling one night and I am determined to make bowling shoes the next trend. Trust me on that. They are so cute, I also am surprisingly fire at bowling??? A few strikes, don’t mind if I do.
At work I had a very angry guest who was calling over the phone and screaming rude things into my ear. Usually I can take it to the face and eat it but today I was fed up and said back “I don’t let myself get spoken to like this” and hung up. It felt liberating for a moment to stand up for myself and I was proud haha.
SOOO many things, but just know Mercury got me good this retrograde.
My Iron levels came back low from my doctor’s visit but I was relieved to find out officially because I’ve had a feeling of such thing for years. I’m hoping with my new Iron gummies, I’ll have more energy and fewer headaches.
Friends and I had a small reunion and got dinner and drinks by the beach. The whole time I just couldn’t stop thinking how this is such an adult thing to do and now we are adults who just meet up for drinks when we can??? So weird and gross.
I went on a photo shoot for my friend’s thrift brand. I love modeling and clothing and having cool, creative friends who do cool, creative things. Always good energy.
What I’m Reading:
1984: AMAZING!!! I finished this book so fast. The author was incredible at submersing you into their world of Oceania. I think everyone needs to read this book once in their life. There had to have been many hidden messages and lessons scattered throughout the story but my favorite lesson I took away was “you only find peace once you stop chasing”.
The Authenticity Project: I love this book so far, It’s such an easy, cute read that touches on struggles we could all be dealing with. It’s one of those books with a few main characters and each chapter is from a different point of view. I love books like this because it keeps the storyline fresh and relatable, intertwining many different personalities into one story. The author does an amazing job at developing each character and really getting inside their mind’s to portray them perfectly. This book also has a really great meaning behind it, and is inspiring me in many subtle ways.
What I’m Watching:
The Giver (Netflix): I love this story line so much. The book was chef’s kiss and it’s rare for a movie to hold up to that standard but the movie was able to capture the broadness of simple life and how much it has to offer.
The Kardashians (again) (Hulu): I’ve stated in a previous Sunday Something that I watch this show to analyze how differently the rich live compared to average beings. One of the last episodes was literally Kris and Kylie Jenner going grocery shopping and into a car wash, freaaaking out because they never do regular people things. They never go to the store, choose their own groceries, or even put them away. Ever. Expected, but mind-blowing.
Hailey Elizabeth (YouTube): I’ve been watching her for the past year but she just changed the formatTing of her videos into Podcasts and it’s taking a little getting used to. She does weekly videos on murder/missing people cases (my guilty pleasure- i love spooky things) and she incorporates her personality in between for little breathers. She’s definitely made me laugh a lot and I feel like we would be good friends. She’s a Gemini actually so I know we would be.
Journal Prompt: What are you scared of? What are you scared to face within yourself? Write down every thought that came to my mind. Even if you’re still scared to expand. (But remember, fear to face fear, is fear of fear)
Task of the week: Take yourself out on a date. Go get dinner. Go see the sunrise. Go to the park or the movies. Spend time with yourself in stillness and be present and grateful to be in that moment of silence and solitude.