😎 TREE 396: But how it seems is…

One.

Nothing is as good or as bad as it seems.

—Professor Scott Galloway

The context of this statement is people’s everyday lives. And in that context, I find that this statement is pretty much true. My greatest triumphs are not quite as awesome as I imagine them. I’m not quite as clever as I think I am. My worst days are never as bad as they could have been. The insoluble problems I face turn out of have solutions.

Once, I was walking at night in Christine’s childhood village in South Wales. It’s the type village where you would expect to not find an American walking on a foggy night. I was walking, alone, feeling like sticking out sore thumb, when out of the fog a dog, a wolf, an exceedingly large canine monster materialised. For a moment, I knew I was going to die.

Her name was Sasha. She was a kind and gentle Irish wolfhound.

Your emotions will happen. Listen to what they are telling you, then remind yourself that nothing is as good or as bad as it seems and respond intelligently.

Two.

Sheila Thirdquarter arrives home along with a crashing revelation that drinks after the conference got out of hand.

Buy the digital original. (Why?)

Three.

Your TREEjay this week is my daughter Freya Gill. —JG

Growing up, I always loved Florence, and her new album Dance Fever really feels like coming home. It’s all I want to listen to right now. I recommend the full album, but for now here’s one of my favourite tracks.

One last thing thing to think about. After yesterday’s post, Denelle posted: “Life is able to keep you uneasy if you don’t sit still. Then you can move through life’s pain in intentional understanding.”

Grow slowly
Jeff