🌟 Tune into your emotions: What emotion(s) are you feeling this season?

Sunny Side Updates with TBIN || Week 63.5!

Guess what, it’s not Sunday when I usually release these weekly updates! Truthfully, I’ve been so relaxed and temporally confused I still think today is Monday, even though it’s Wednesday.

It’s that part of the rest season, and for this, I am grateful.

These past weeks have been full of joy, celebration and rest. It’s been such a contrast from the rest of 2021 (and frankly, 2020), the year that brought me:

Anger

Anger is a shouty emotion.

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Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy to feel good all the time? (Debatable)

At the same time, I want to make space for listening to your own body and how emotions emerge, as thoughts, feelings, physical sensations. For some, the holidays are full of rest and joy and connection. For others, it’s full of anger as you’re forced to interact with people who overstep boundaries but are expected to deal with them “in name of tradition”.

So, listen in. Don’t label the emotions as good or bad, positive or negative. Just listen. What are your emotions telling you, as of late? How much of it is true? How much of it would you like to change? What might you have to accept, vs. what is within your ability to change?

Though this is the theme of the shortform challenge of the week, feel free to explore this further if it appeals to you, in the form of poetry or even an essay. (The Brain is a Noodle accepts essays in response to writing prompts!)

Or, just jot this down in your notebook or phone’s notepad. Set it on fire when you’re done if you never want anyone to see it (the notebook or the notepad entry, not the phone!!!!!!!!!)

Until next week,

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What are your emotions telling you, as of late? How much of it is true? How much of it would you like to change? What might you have to accept, vs. what is within your ability to change?

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🍜 Piping Hot New(dle) Pieces of the Week

Challenge: *highlight* the ones you bookmarked/ read and make sure everyone gets highlighted at least once! ❤

🧠🍜 [1] Ring Road by Roxanne Barbour ‘digging’

🧠🍜 [2] Do We Really Know How We Feel? by Sharing Randomly ‘You should feel this You have to feel that Should should should…’

🧠🍜 [3] Then Monday Came by Mark Tulin ‘The weather woman says it’s partly cloudy with a chance of disappointment The man on the corner sells the morning paper — more bad news I wish I hadn’t gotten up so early Now I’ll move through the day at half speed’

🧠🍜 [4] Melting Chocolates by Rachella Angel Page ‘Without question, my favorite part of Christmas preparation is baking. I love making cookies and chocolates is part of the process. I enjoy the whole process, from buying the chocolate at a small company half an hour from my house to filling the molds.’

🧠🍜 [5] Goodbye, Friend by Robert Shaneyfelt ‘“Yesterday brought the beginning, tomorrow brings the end, though somewhere in the middle we became the best of friends.” -Unknown’

🧠🍜 [6] “Did I tell you about the immune system? It’s amazing!” by Edward John ‘For a minute, imagine you are Kark Pilkington’s girlfriend.’

🧠🍜 [7] Some Mondays by Crystalclearcandace ‘Some Mondays are great. A new beginning, the next inning, in a game that lasts forever.’

🧠🍜 [8] Malnourished Body — a Poem by Roxanne Barbour ‘discovery malnourished body’

🧠🍜 [9] A Challenge for 2022: Be Custodians of Courtesy by Evan Wildstein ‘Imagine a world where every single person is encouraged, empowered, and rewarded for taking on a task that is not their primary responsibility.’

🧠🍜 [10] Venusian Pools — a Poem by Roxanne Barbour ‘biodegradable insecticide’

🧠🍜 [11] Advise by Deepa N Swamy ‘Today I made a choice That changed a minute of my life Made it splendid and resplendent And miss the usual strife’

🧠🍜 [12] Slow Consumerism by Rachella Angel Page ‘I’m a Post-Minimalist aware that I can slip at any time back into my careless spending & collecting my favorite items. Of course, I can also slip back into minimalist patterns of decluttering and buying less, intentional of everything coming in.’

~ I am bad at counting and accept that there is no # 13 this week lol ~

🧠🍜 [14] “A dog has got human eyes” by Edward John ‘Once again, Karl Pilkington says something that causes Ricky Gervais to laugh his head off.’

🧠🍜 [15] The Art of Deciding About Art by Maggie LaFae ‘On Twitter, you can call on a profile to decide whether a post is “art or not art.”’

🧠🍜 [16] From Me to Me by Dennett ‘I emailed myself because you didn’t or wouldn’t — not couldn’t — I know you can, choosing silence over explanations, ruminations, confrontations.’

🧠🍜 [17] The Green Goddess by Naomi Leilani Acosta ‘A kiss from My green Goddess Our breath is one Honi My mana is strengthened’

🧠🍜 [18] Clocks on Hiatus — a Poem by Roxanne Barbour ‘(This one’s a scifaiku — click on to read the whole tiny poem!)’

🧠🍜 [19] Landay Poems by Ali ‘Your love made for the perfect tinder It sparked a flame in me that continues to grow wild’

🧠🍜 [20] Carry Your Water by Simão Cunha ‘The alarm is on, Time to feed the cats;’

🧠🍜 [21] The Sway by Deepa N Swamy ‘Sometimes I can’t go out to meet you Feel the breeze calming my frazzled face Expectant strides shaking the earth beneath A longing within fired only by Her grace’

🧠🍜 [22] Watching and Re-Watching by Thalia Dunn ‘Wish I had a stellar response of how to deal with stress, and immersing myself in a well-loved film, is the best way to go for me!’

🧠🍜 [23] Escape to e-States by John Gobins ‘I’ll never know why people throw Themselves into photography.’

🧠🍜 [24] Little Ball of Fur by Jay Avery ‘Little ball of fur Sleeping on the bed What dreams are floating Through your fuzzy little head?’

🧠🍜 [25] Branches — a Poem by Roxanne Barbour ‘This is a scifaiku (a speculative haiku). Hop on the link to read the whole tiny piece! ‘

🧠🍜 [26] Once is Never Enough by Karen Schwartz ‘A movie needn’t be for adult viewing to cause me trepidation, because media for children cause me as much concern.’

🧠🍜 [27] Domain Squeeze by Cara J. Jaye ‘Bleach the bad out Clean comforter cuddles Smells like grandma’s washing Strong coffee Stronger Marijuana’

🧠🍜 [28] Slimy Vegetation — a Poem by Roxanne Barbour ‘A scifaiku (a speculative haiku). Hop on to read the whole tiny poem! ‘

🧠🍜 [29] A Decision Made Recently Zzzzzz by Jennifer McDougall ‘Enough of sleep alluding snaking itself onto others’ lips and hips’

🧠🍜 [30] If Decisions are Fluid, Please Pour Me a Glass by Karen Schwartz ‘It isn’t easy casting me aside to reinvent a better version of myself. A new me who foregoes judgment and accepts others for who they are.’

🔊 Voices to Amplify

We don’t have to leave it to the algorithm to suggest our favourite pieces! Here are some of my archived faves!

How I Use Options to my Advantage as a Conservative Investor

Derivatives need not be scary or complex. We can use them to our benefit when we know how they work. Deep understanding…

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This Can Go So Many Ways…

Several Prompted Poems on Spikey

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Favorite Place For Writing

So common, yet so comfortable — can you relate?

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The Avocado Assassin

Poem on Clever Cooking Contraptions

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Best Ways to Create Fake Medium Accounts

Share this with your favorite bot.

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Denouncing Ted Cruz

As a Cuban-American writer, I feel obligated to denounce the actions of Cuban bigots like Ted Cruz.

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Thank you Aldric Chen, Adam Deitsch, Thalia Dunn, Niru, Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg) and Arturo Dominguez for writing these pieces! ♥

🧠🍜 Thank you to the Noodle Team!

challenge: pick 3 writers you haven’t met yet and get acquainted with their pieces!

New writers: Sally Prag | Niall Leah | Daniel Burg | Shereen Bingham

Ps, if any of these links are outdated, please leave a note to let me know!

Wait, you’ve read to the bottom? Woooooot! It may just be you and me here, at the end. So, highlight this and tell me your favourite fast-food order. I want to know 👀 Mine’s the bacon cheeseburger from Five Guys, with extra cajun seasoning on the fries that I order as a side.