I was sitting in my office today feeling an unusual level of stress and overwhelm. Just coming off of a three week stint shooting in the studio, the shift of gears from super social, fast paced, physical, go go go, to nearly hermetic time in front of the computer is never smooth. Looking at my calendar, nearly every day for the next month is spoken for. On one hand its nice knowing what I’ll be doing without having to fill any dead space, but on the other, trying to squeeze life in and in between those blocked off days on the calendar feels daunting. I made a conscious effort to pause and try to tease apart the feelings and the factors that were causing me the most stress. There are a few big ones going on that I won’t get into. But all the little ones were just added to the pile on. Making it feel more monumental than it was. With this recognition, I tried to make a plan. What could I do right now? What could I check off my list and how can I plan the rest of my day to best ease this burden? I made a commitment to meditate at 4:00. Before that, I made a phone call I was avoiding, scheduled a meeting I was not looking forward to, Edited and shipped a job I didn’t shoot. After meditating, I worked out for an hour. During which I came up with the idea for this piece. So, I sit here writing, listing to The Police’s Synchronicity II, drinking a martini. Feeling significantly less stressed.