Hey Reader,

Thursday night, near the end of a long, full week, I cut into an avocado only to discover it wasn’t ripe.

If you're an avocado lover - you get it. It's the worst.

I had a moment.

Brief, but dramatic.

You know the feeling?

A tiny thing goes wrong and you have an outsized reaction.

So many of us judge ourselves in that moment.

Sure, I could’ve beaten myself up for the unnecessary, dramatic - and let’s be honest therapeutic - hurling of each half of the avocado into the woods. 🤷🏻‍♀️

But you know what’s more useful than being a jerk to ourselves in these moments when we clearly are stressed and need a little love?

Curiosity.

Simple, kind questions like:

What is really wrong?

And what do I need right now?

After I took a couple breaths, the answers came easy.

I was tired, overscheduled, and had 3 more days of peopley plans in front of me.

Yes I wanted some guacamole but what I needed was time to decompress in the woods.

An overreaction can lead to a spiral or to a fresh perspective.

For me, it was my flashing sign that I needed some down time. So, I backed out of a social event I had been looking forward to on Friday and went for a hike with Charlie to our favorite quiet swimming hole instead.

Fast forward to Saturday morning as I write this and I feel like an entirely new human.

So next time you toss your metaphorical (or literal) avocado into the woods, pause, skip the part where you beat yourself up, and get curious instead. Ask the simple questions. Then go find your version of a quiet swimming hole.

XO,

Missy

P.S. Check out this older blog post for wisdom from my mom about the tiny tragedies of life.

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