Really Most Sincerely

There’s a lot of stuff I share on the Internet every day. Here’s a round up of the things I most enjoyed last week by category.

Inspiration

• Your body is not your masterpiece, you are. “We are encouraged to obsess over our instrument’s SHAPE  – but our body’s shape has no effect on it’s ability to accept and offer love for us. Just none.  Maybe we continue to obsess because  as long we keep wringing our hands about our paintbrush shape, we don’t have to get to work painting our lives. Stop fretting. The truth is that all paintbrush shapes work just fine -and anybody who tells you different is trying to sell you something. Don’t buy. Just paint.”
• How a password saved my life. “I had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screensaver with her photo would appear. Each time I would come back from eating lunch alone.”
• Colorado legalizes marijuana, doesn’t implode. “Marijuana-related arrests, which make up 50% of all drug-related crimes, have plummeted in Colorado, freeing up law enforcement to focus on other criminal activity. By removing marijuana penalties, the state is estimated to save somewhere between $12 million and $40 million, according to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.” There’s some statistics on job creation in this article, too. 

Nifty

• Undress me. An awkward and sexy video by Tatia Pilieva, the woman who created First Kiss. She gathers strangers (obviously some are actors / models) to undress each other and crawl into a bed. Beautiful and silly and fun.
• That time a beloved film maker ruthlessly hunted an extinct animal.
• Less ambitious alternatives to Couch to 5K. “Couch to Downloading App and Choosing Trainer’s Voice—encouraging Constance or sexy Billie?” From McSweeney’s, of course. 

Music

• Wild Animals – Trampled by Turtles This is the First Listen from NPR. Enjoy!
• 20 Great Folk Albums to Add to Your Indie-Rock Collection I’ve barely started this list but think its worth sharing. I’ve only gotten into non-commercial music in the last 6 or 8 years, so it stands to reasons there are decades of things I’ve missed. Grateful for shortcuts like this. 

There’s a lot of stuff I share on the Internet every day. Here’s a round up of the things I most enjoyed last week by category.

Inspiration

• Strong, vulnerable men. “If The Masculine has confidence without tenderness, it can turn to arrogance. And then there’s no real invitation for The Feminine to show up. And all softness with no fierceness, well that doesn’t give The Feminine a very safe resting place to unfold — and what The Feminine really, really wants to do, is unfold.” I sure like the way Danielle LaPorte says things.
• Don’t let the shame gremlin keep you small.  “She is authentic and flawed and a glorious truth-teller who makes it possible for others to feel empowered. Her work is important. And it’s not at all what she expected her life to be about. Her work scares her. She is not comfortable with vulnerability. But, she invites it into her life and embraces it. No… she creates opportunities to practice vulnerability. And by doing that… by sharing her failures and flaws she gives us access to living, as she says, a wholehearted life.” I was wrestling hardcore shame gremlins this week. Worse than I have in a decade… seemingly out of no where. At least I knew what was happening, which is how I found this post with this great excerpt. It didn’t fix me, but it helped.

Nifty

• The Making Of OK Go’s ‘The Writing’s On The Wall’ Video. A behind the scenes look on how that one-take video came to pass. Jesus those guys are geniuses.
• The Ta Ta Top. Though I would never (for non-feminist reasons), I appreciate the sentiment.
• 50 classy people from the past. How about that young Harrison Ford? Or the men in suits who tag buildings or ice skate. Lovely images.
• Get Lucky on banjo(y). Daft Punk goes bluegrass and I go bananas.
• A thoughtful illustration (NSFW). Speaking of banjo(y)s, my friend had a special one drawn for me. Tee hee.

Music

• I Love You But I Don’t Know What to Say by Ryan Adams The early part of the week included a Ryan-Adams-a-thon.
• You Will Become by Glen Hansard Gawd, I love him. 
• Faithfully by Clem Snide What a beautiful rendition of an old favorite.
• Liberator by Noah Gundersen I listened to this song at least 30 times this week, along with the one before it on his album, Ledges. It’s such a musically pretty song with that slow build I fall for every time.