"The Golden Ducky" Day #33/366 Dlawr: Photo a Day 2024 What happens on days when you don't feel like you've done your best? You can evaluate and sit with it or you can ignore it. I felt lost today. I went to my old studio. I packed up the last of my stuff. I felt frustrated about things I couldn't control. Inside my desk, I found a letter I wrote to myself almost a year ago. It said "Take a deep breath. You are doing great. Breathe. Keep going." I sat in my empty studio and listened to the walls echo. I wrote a dialogue with what I call my "Higher self" and I was extremely real about how I was feeling. I wonder how often we completely skip over what we are feeling and press into whatever task may be at hand instead of sitting with it. I remember when I was getting a divorce. I felt like I was absolutely succeeding at my business while my personal life was crumbling. I think we will often hold onto whatever makes us feel safe instead of sitting with uncertainty. If there's something you are avoiding that is keeping you from embracing the present, I hope you'll let it go. Life is so much better when we no longer fight the current and just ride the waves. I saw these Swans on my walk tonight. I don't think they are worried about anything. It's one of my favorite things; to exist worry-free and fully in the present. It's hard, but when you stop and sink into where you are, it's always worth it.