Ah, Steve Jobs’ messaging, and that of so many other corporate honchos, had us looking for work in all the wrong places for such a long time! Companies still try to sell us that illusion of finding family and values, as if those things could reside in a corporate greed machine! Lovey piece. So glad to have stumbled upon your substack.
Thank you so much!! God I watched that movie like it’s was an instruction manual on life. Looking back on it is a bit shocking, but I can’t say I regret it! And Joni Mitchell is just the greatest. ❤️
I love this, "Of grasping and thrashing and searching and finally for a second brushing with the divine." And I too was introduced to Joni's song while watching Emma in Love Actually. This version from 2000 is so incredible. I'm going to have it on repeat for a while. And your description of it is so true. Thank you for this! ❤
Thank you so much Jocelyn! I felt a little silly not having known her before that but I think there were an awful lot of us who can thank Love Actually for a lifelong friend. I listened to it so much while writing this piece and it gave me so much pleasure — it's so nice to connect with you about it 🥰
Like many others here, I came to Joni Mitchell in the exact same way! I listened to that song through many breakups in my early 20s. Over the years I have loved my work, hated my work, been indifferent to my work, looked at it from both sides now... ;)
This really resonated with me: "The ecstasy of being absolutely terrible until you’re not." which I try to find not just in my work but in gardening (which I'm still mildly terrible at), cooking, even just getting good at healthy habits like reading instead of scrolling before bed. It's so much fun to get good at life, not just work!
Loved this :)
Thank you!!! ❤️
Ah, Steve Jobs’ messaging, and that of so many other corporate honchos, had us looking for work in all the wrong places for such a long time! Companies still try to sell us that illusion of finding family and values, as if those things could reside in a corporate greed machine! Lovey piece. So glad to have stumbled upon your substack.
💯💯💯🫶 so glad you’re here!
“Passing the satanic sniff test” 😂 Melissa!! Love your humor. Love, Actually is where I discovered Joni too! 🤍
Thank you so much!! God I watched that movie like it’s was an instruction manual on life. Looking back on it is a bit shocking, but I can’t say I regret it! And Joni Mitchell is just the greatest. ❤️
I love this, "Of grasping and thrashing and searching and finally for a second brushing with the divine." And I too was introduced to Joni's song while watching Emma in Love Actually. This version from 2000 is so incredible. I'm going to have it on repeat for a while. And your description of it is so true. Thank you for this! ❤
Thank you so much Jocelyn! I felt a little silly not having known her before that but I think there were an awful lot of us who can thank Love Actually for a lifelong friend. I listened to it so much while writing this piece and it gave me so much pleasure — it's so nice to connect with you about it 🥰
Like many others here, I came to Joni Mitchell in the exact same way! I listened to that song through many breakups in my early 20s. Over the years I have loved my work, hated my work, been indifferent to my work, looked at it from both sides now... ;)
This really resonated with me: "The ecstasy of being absolutely terrible until you’re not." which I try to find not just in my work but in gardening (which I'm still mildly terrible at), cooking, even just getting good at healthy habits like reading instead of scrolling before bed. It's so much fun to get good at life, not just work!