I'm thinking a lot lately about capitalism and hustle culture and the uncomfortable space they take up in my brain. I'm pondering running an anti-capitalism challenge with simple tips you can try to unlearn their damaging beliefs.

If that might be of interest to you, click here so I know!

Now on to our regularly scheduled programming.

Hello Reader,

Our affirmation stays the same this week:

I release guilt and negative thoughts around how I spend my time.

Weirdly, one of the places I encounter guilt and impatience is spending time with my cat! Somehow he seems to know the most inconvenient times to decide to be affectionate. Or when I really, really don't need cat hair on my dressy outfit.

In those moments I literally have to take a deep breath and remind myself that he won't be around forever and I want to cherish all the time I get. He's not often a cuddly guy, so I have to work with his mood & interest.

After all, where is time always best spent? With loved ones--including pets!

This week you can listen to and/or watch me say our affirmation 21 times.

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I hope having more options helps you create time every day to repeat our affirmations. The more often you say them, the faster they will impact you.

We continue to remind ourselves 21x each day:

I release guilt and negative thoughts around how I spend my time.