Bonjour! That is french for hello. There are a massive 964 of Cheerthefuckupists, a large number have joined this week which is very encouraging and beautiful to see. So thank you all for inviting new people you think will agree with the ideas and feelings we are trying to share, or thank you for finding us and joining!
Here is a bit about sleep.
Sleep feels lovely. You can’t deny that there’s something blissful about getting to go to bed after a long week and lie in for hours on a saturday morning when you don’t need to be anywhere. There is definitely such a thing as too much sleep though. Notice how, the more you lie in over the weekend, the harder it is to wake up properly? We shouldn’t need a double espresso to get out of bed. Instead, get the right amount that you need and spend the rest of your time doing something you wouldn’t normally do with the extra time you’ve saved yourself – go for a walk, paint something, write a letter to a friend – ooh! Letters! Letters are really lovely too. It’s so nice to get something through the door from a friend, some handwritten words and nice pictures and thoughts. It’s such a lost art in our time of facebook and everything being easy and immediate. There’s something really lovely about the anticipation of receiving a letter, and knowing time has been taken over it. That its personal. If you feel inclined, we recommend writing a letter this week.
Anyway, it’ll feel so much better to go to sleep when you really do need the energy. That is our tip for this week. We hope that doesn’t sound really preachy! We’re feeling tired and its hard to focus. That’s kind of what inspired this!
*wwwell Good*
[an interesting website]
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule
*videos*
[a selection of nice videos]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCf4hsqXYZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToX_wcKabiY
*cheerthefuckup-pics*
[some fun and nice pictures]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttriolo/454818003/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/latitudes/86719967/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/version-3-point-1/403661676/
We’d like to extend a big thank you to everyone who offered feedback and suggestions for the improvement of the messages, we found the most popular response was, in general, to have more happy words and less links so we’ve tried to take a step in that direction. Let us know how you feel about it!
Have a good week, and ignore that weather nonsense. Rain is free water, wind makes kites alive. If it is a rainy afternoon, try watching the drops going down a window or lie in the dark and listen to them falling and splashing on the windows or roof.
love,
Bex+Sam.
xx
for the new members, older messages are here:
http://cheerthefuckupism.wordpress.com/
