Don’t let your dreams give up on you – Austin Kleon

I got rear-ended at a stoplight on the drive out to the Frio Canyon last weekend. I’m fine, but I’ve spent the week thinking about whiplash. Not just physical whiplash, but spiritual whiplash — when we feel the jolts of being whipped back and forth by life. “Sharp, sudden movements can cause your brain to smack against the inside of your skull.” How does one recover? In the short term, there’s no way to treat it directly: You have to be still, deal with the pain, and let the injury heal before you figure out what further action is needed and how to get up and moving again…

Austin Kleon’s always excellent newsletter often brings joy. But this… This is exactly how I’ve been feeling and what I’ve been doing to treat it.