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midlife malaise—a recurrent sense of discontent and almost a feeling of disbelief. “Can this be me?”
No deposit, no return.
“writers’
strategy group.”
Forget the past. Do stuff.
Talk to strangers. Stay in touch. Stop the venting and complaining. Go outside. Spread joy. Never bother with people you hate. Don’t expect it to last forever. Everything ends and that’s okay. Stop buying useless crap. Make mistakes. Give thanks: for the ordinary and the extraordinary. Create something that wasn’t there before. Notice the color purple. Make footprints: “I was here.” Be silly. Be light. Be the kind of woman I want my daughters to be. Shit happens—count on it. Friends are more important than sex. Choose not to take things personally.
Be loving and love will find you. Soak it in. This too shall pass. “Be still, and know that I am God.” Remember, everyone’s doing their best all the time. Get a hold of yourself, Meredith! Imagine the eulogy: how do I want to be remembered? Expect a miracle. I am already enough. Let it go, man. Light a candle or STFU. Recognize my ghosts. What do I really, really, really want? Help is everywhere. What would I do if I weren’t ...
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React to the situation. Feel the danger (many dangers—saturated fat, drunk driving, not making deadlines, law school—don’t feel dangerous). Start where you are. People give what they have to give. Be specific about my needs. Let go, let God. If you’re not now here, you’re nowhere. Play the hand I’m dealt. Own less, love more....
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some people are unhappy because they won’t take the trouble to be happy.
“The first thing isn’t the right thing—wait and see, you’ll be glad in the end that this didn’t work out.”
