Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice, Vol 4, Iss 19: How to Get Started
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Hi friends! We received a surprise package from my dear friend Violet this week and as I was pulling out the thoughtfully curated goodies, I pulled out two small boxes (one pictured below) and burst into tears. She had included cookies from the Honolulu Cookie Company. Unbeknownst to her, my mother would include cookies from the HCC in every package she sent to me during her 7 years of living in Hawai’i. Grief is ever-present and while the world continues to pile things on so many of us, life absurdly goes on.
Speaking of, I want to say that it feels really weird to still be working and living and making art and finding joy when so many are suffering. I have no solutions. I know this is how it’s always been. But if you feel extra weird right now doing anything other than screaming and crying and tearing things down, just know you are not alone.