The subject line of Friday’s newsletter came from a postcard Warren Craghead mailed me that I turned into a collage.
The first item quotes the late Nikki Giovanni:
“Why shouldn’t I enjoy my own work?” she asked. “While I have always liked my career I have way more fun with it now. I’ve got nothing to prove, and I don’t care what the critics say. When I finish writing a book, I don’t push myself to start the next one; I enjoy having just written one….. A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are.”
The last item is an assignment:
Consider taking a news vacation over the holidays. I recently told a buddy about my “bookends” approach to the day: When I go to bed, I leave my phone plugged in on the kitchen counter, and I read a book in bed until I fall asleep. When I wake up, I don’t touch the phone again until I’ve made breakfast, finished my coffee, and filled 3 pages of my diary. He’s giving it a try right now and says it’s going great.
You can read the rest here: “The Power of Enjoyment.”