5 Quick Things #202 đ
generations â meh, gifts in motion, flowers in traffic, & our neighbor's name
Hey there,
Ever have those weeks when it seems like every square is filled with some non-negotiable event, and when you zoom in on your daily calendar it feels like every hour is accounted for? đââď¸ That was me this week. It was a good week, but boy howdy am I glad itâs FridayâŚ
This evening Kyleâs whisking me away to â somewhere. (?) Not sure where yet, but I know itâs a quick overnighter nearby to celebrate my upcoming birthday, and I could not be more excited for it because while I know itâll be somewhere less than an hour away, I always think of Friends when Pete (the rich boyfriend) takes Monica out for Italian food â in Rome. One can always aim high, right? So long as one is also perfectly delighted with Tex-Mex an hour away.

5 Quick Things âď¸
1. đ New episode of A Drink With a Friend! đ Weâre back! To kick off the new season, Seth and I talk about Dunbarâs number: turns out thereâs some anthropological science to the overwhelm we feel when we keep track of thousands of people online yet donât know our neighborâs name across the street. Perhaps this isnât how weâre designed to live?
2. âIndeed, the entire notion of âgenerationsâ is completely made up.â Thank you. I find this whole trend of weâre-like-this-because-weâre-X-generation really tiresome.
3. This summer we noticed a plethora of âhelp wantedâ signs all over from Texas through Oregon. Yet this is true, too, and itâs fascinating to ponder: Why are so many knowledge workers quitting these days? (via The New Yorker)
4. I love this story. And as a mama of an autistic child, Iâm eager to get my hands on his forthcoming book.
5. And finallyâŚÂ What a delightful, poignant short (under two minutes) film.
Currently Reading, Watching, Listening đ
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
(actually the âcurrentlyâ is misleading because I finally read it this summer, but oh-my-gosh-so-good)
Quotable đŹ
âIf all the world is a commodity, how poor we grow. When all the world is a gift in motion, how wealthy we become⌠a great longing is upon us, to live again in a world made of gifts.â
â Robin Wall Kimmerer #
Inside The Commonplace đĄ
This week I returned from my break with a WRLD at Home installment taking us to Afghanistan:
âItâs overwhelming that thereâs very little we can do from our own homes beyond pray and learn. So? Letâs do that well. Letâs learn about the political situation, the precarious situation so many beautiful people find themselves in, and pass that knowledge on to others, yes. But letâs not stop at news headlines and sound bytes â letâs take this time as an invitation to learn more deeply about the people and the culture.â
I then share a YouTuber whoâs helping us do just that â I really appreciate his work as a travel videographer, and Iâve included links to a few of his recent videos in Afghanistan. If youâre a subscriber, head here to read the rest. (And thank you for your support!)
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Question For You to Ponder⌠đ¤
Whatâs one thing on my agenda today that will refresh me?
Have a good weekend!
xo, Tsh
p.s. On my birthday wishlist: time to make this, finally getting one of these from someone (probably her), and pretty much anything from this collection.