Today I felt like picking up my virtual pencil and making a few proverbial strokes on this green canvas of mine.
Something that I'm proud of lately is changing my mental health worker. I had been working with Mrs. X for some months, but it was uncomfortable, and I would feel low after our phone calls. Eventually I made up my mind to call up her supervisor and ask for a change. It's been wonderful being assigned an actual feminist, instead of someone who is ignorant and prejudiced about this important aspect of my life. Welcome, Mrs. Y.
More recently, I discovered yet another quality life coach with a podcast - Victoria Albina, with Feminist Wellness. I have added her to my playlist, along with Xena Jones (Confidence Made Easy) and Kara Loewentheil (Unf*ck Your Brain). Originally from Argentina and living in the US, Victoria kind of glows. Her radiant voice informs her practical and nuanced feminist agenda. Her most recent episode explores ways we can learn to appreciate other people's love languages (e.g. touch, quality time, acts of service) even if we are disinclined to do so initially. It's interesting to think about how we can open up to a new mode of receiving affection, even if we weren't primed for it through our past experiences.
I spend a lot of time thinking about different languages, while languishing on systemic learning of Spanish or any other language. Mrs. Y and I set a goal: Pass the A1 Spanish test, and I am freaking out about practically applying it to my life. It's still not too late, but I fear I may have to delay by a week or so, because I also decided at this time to phase snacks out of my diet, and after years of relying on sweet treats for psychological relief, it's doing me in.
Changing your eating habits requires a lot of energy. A doctor once told me that the first two weeks were the hardest. At the same time, I've already commenced searching for a special language teacher on ItalkI. Nothing concrete as yet, but at the same time I'm trying to keep Spanish in my life by liking facebook pages in the language, and occasionally reading El Pais (a popular newspaper).
Does anyone know how Pedro Sanchez is doing in the polls? I've been trying to gauge the mood of the Spaniards, but my searches haven't yielded the results that must surely be out there. Maybe those results exist in Spanish only... es el momento de ser creativo.
