seeing the sun called for pancake making
On Saturday, I wake up to a glorious sunny day in London. This is a rare and yearly occurrence, so after making Paleo Pancakes with pecan butter, I create the perfect reason to go outside. A Monmouth Latte.
The weekend before, I dragged Evan on my search for bulletproof coffee. This landed us at Monmouth in Borough Market. While buying some Colombian and Indonesian beans, we tasted their lattes and found heaven in milk and coffee beans.
I should have listened to my gut in February.
“We take the amateur route instead. Instead of composing our symphony, we create a “shadow symphony,” of which we ourselves are the Orchestra, the conductor, the composer, and the audience. Our life becomes a shadow drama, a shadow start-up company, a shadow philanthropic venture,” – Turning Pro, Steven Pressfield
I have experience in overwhelm.
However, last September still felt different. I was practicing writing. I was building a resume and contacts that would eventually free me of “the man.” Mostly, though, I was enjoying bringing the CrossFit Community stories to life. I felt the stories I found were making an impact.
Things changed. In January, the CrossFit Community Site shut down. When I asked why, I was told it was Glassman’s decision. I took a job as Europe’s CrossFit Media Director for the Games Site. The Media Director job wasn’t about writing at all, but I thought it would be [even though I was told it wasn't, multiple times, by multiple people]. I created schedules, found writers, chased writers for: edits, pictures, follow-up questions, and I edited their work. But after writing about people who overcame obesity, accidents, and deaths, editing writing about CrossFit athletes felt less meaningful to me.
I also started a new day job in February, with a high-needs manager. Spending a day working for someone anal and then coming home to meet someone else’s requests? Not ideal. Additionally, I was managing the blogs of two other businesses.
My favorite times to read are the in-between pockets of my life. I read on the way to work, while I’m waiting for my computer to decide to work, while I’m cooking breakfast, dinner, or while traversing Europe. Finding this time allows me to read at least two books a month.
I’ve recently become a huge fan of Steven Pressfield, and have read both Turning Pro and The War on Art. So when he wrote that Improv Wisdom was on his short list of indispensables, I quickly downloaded it on my kindle app.
Today, on my flight back to London, I finished Patricia’s book and what can I say? I’m seriously considering signing up for an improv class.
Improv Wisdom is about throwing preparation to the wind and showing up to life, daily, instead.
It’s a short and lively read, and it has an original structure.
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