1. Box breathing, but let the exhale be a few seconds longer
2. Get a massage
3. Acupuncture
4. Reading
5. Warm bath or shower
6. Be silly in bed with someone you love
7. Be silly anywhere with someone you love
8. Get a little high and clean
9. Lay in bed but listen to a podcast or the radio - maybe where you live has a cool station or a random quirky one?
Finally, if you need to relax it’s okay to just sit in bed! Rest is not rot!
Upper East Side. He shouted “I thought it was a Tuesday” on a Wednesday into a flip phone in the early 2000s. He sounded just like he does in the movies 💕
This is annoying advice but love has always come to me when I’m not looking for it. When I get very active in things I’m passionate about (usually leftie organizing but also art and history stuff and also just spending time with friends a la the friends of friends rec) I meet new people and find interesting, aligned folks.
I got my current role by rage applying and it’s weirdly great but still whenever I get mad at it, I either update my resume (I’m only able to boast about my work when I’m mad at my job!) or randomly apply to roles - it gives you a task to focus on and it could end up changing your life for the better.
