The Matchbook | 6.23.23

Little Bits Of Light

Airport hotel for Lady G and I tonight, as tomorrow we embark on the long, long, long journey back home. We’ll not find a bed until well after 1:30am, so send your best energy wishes to us. Meanwhile, I’ll feed YOU all with hot link noodles.

Have I told you lately about the rad community we’re building? It’s $5/month, and if you can spare it, I think you’ll fall in love with the things we’re up to, the friendships we’re making, the interactions we’re sharing. Try it out?:

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Here’s the scoop, kids:

1. Embrace Eustress, Find Your Superpower - Not all stress is bad, some, is actually very, very good. We call the kind that has positive and lasting impacts on our well-being “eustress” and this article is amazing at showing us ways to harness it, challenge ourselves, and pop out the other side better than ever before. Worth a read, this one.

2. Morning Habits Of The Longest Living People - Want 4 ways that the people living the longest, the healthiest, swear by? Me too. That’s why I included this in the link spaghetti, don’t you see? Here are 4 little tips from some super old people that are still enjoying the hell out of their lives, on how they kickstart each day. Brilliant.

3. 8 Sleep Tips That ACTUALLY Work - Not all stress is eustress, as mentioned above. Some is just stress, and it sucks, and it hurts us, and it ruins our sleep. Here’s 8 more simple tips, that actually do work, on sleep, and making it the best you’ve ever had. Sleep is our number one regeneration tool, and we need to be better at harnessing it. Start here.

4. The Kiss by Finneas O’Connell - As I’ve said a billion times, I LOVE this kind of music. Always have, always will. The movie this is from is heartbreaking, about school shootings, and hurts like hell to watch, but my goodness it’s important. This song is stunning.

5. Paul Rudd’s Most Iconic Characters - Who doesn’t love Paul Rudd? No one. That’s who. This video rocks and is him breaking down his most iconic characters he’s ever played. I’ll watch this mofo in anything, he’s just good.

I love you all. Be good.