LAURA MEYER | CYGNE

Lying on the floor listening to whales.

Crying really hard before bed. It helps with insomnia. I've added this to my daily schedule so it doesn't take me by surprise. Pro tip: ball up used tissues and pelt them across the room. It's very therapeutic. 

Listening to Christine Högl, Hariprasad Chaurasia, ocean sounds. Nothing with lyrics except Tom. 

Talking to houseplants. Loving them. 

Rearranging furniture.

• Jasper and I moved the kitchen furniture into our creepy basement dungeon locker. (Walking by them depressed me; they’re a reminder of all the people I can’t have over for dinner.) We scored two free bookshelves (!) on craigslist and created a cozy book nook in their place.

• On weekends we drag the mattress into the living room and watch cartoons in our "weekend house."

• Throughout the day we rotate our loveseats to face the windows ("porch"), to face each other ("fort"), or to form a giant bed.

Yelling nooo in a funny voice when the woman across the street yells nooo in a funny voice when her dog barks. Similarly, cawing when the crows caw and singing when the birds sing. 

Keeping the phone on silent. Not looking at the news (as much). 

Stretching. Legs up the wall. Hot water bottle on abdomen. 

Apples. They are so crisp and juicy. 

Baby shampoo. Baby everything. Tending to frightened baby animal body.

Hugging trees. 

Making up derives. For example,

• Tear four strips of paper and label them N, S, E, W. Place them in a hat. Draw two directions. Walk in those directions. 

• Find a bird and follow it.

• Guess how many squirrels (or other critters/objects) you'll see and count them as you wander. Don't go home until you've found them all. 

Billy Blanks Tae Bo. 

Reading.

• The Upanishads

• Stay Woke

• Creating a Life Worth Living

Calling magical unicorn friends and reminding them they're magical unicorns and remembering I'm a magical unicorn, too.

Writing. Making. Being.

Decolonizing my practice, process, life.

Gratitude.