Agreed and thank you for talking about gen z- I'm in my 40s w/ no kids but I work alongside gen Z at a spa and they are exactly as you say- quiet, eerily relaxed, and for some reason I always feel 'on' or performative around them when in fact, I'm pretty laid back myself! It's so weird haha...definitely feel you and taking notes from gen z too :)
Ah, I love hearing that. Thank you for sharing! Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way lol. We can definitely learn from their lack of performative energy.
The best newsletter this year. Very insightful and absolutely necessary in our overworked, overly busy, overtired society. There's no need to appear this busy only to get a bit more validation that you're doing it all right (based on who's values?). Easy and pleasant all the way! Life is already hard enough, especially for millennials who were promised one world and received a different one, and it's baffling how to make any of this work now
Ah, so well put! Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so happy that this one was your fave so far. And agreed about being a millennial + receiving a different world than we were promised.
Beautifully written! I’ve been actively working more ease into all aspects of life this year, and it feels like you summarized my entire journey. 💕 The perfect essay to pair with an “actual” lemon-squeezed beverage, and take sips all summer long. Thank you
Really love this Kyra and it resonates so much! I feel like I’ve spent my whole life trying to pretend I’m interested in stuff I’m not, I think you’d call it a people pleaser. Now I work for myself, it’s still taken a few years to stop working like someone is watching. I’ve needed a sense of control to make me feel safe, but have gradually let go of the shoulds and replaced with the yes pleases. The sense of ease you refer to now feels more attainable. 🙏💫
Ah, love the way you put that. And I can so relate to what you say about pretending to be interested in things you're not. I've spent a lot of years doing that too!
Wow, loved reading this. I’m at the tail end of GenX, and as much as I long for ease, I spend my days exhausting myself with planning, hustling and worry - my mind is firmly set at ´hard work and work stress = a good pay. Ease and calm = no money therefore swing back to hard work as the only way out’ thank you for this different perspective. I like it very much! (As I sit and list all the mountain of tasks I need to get through and worry how I’ll make it...) it’s going to take some practice!!
I'm an elder millennial and so I can totally relate to feeling like you still have some tendencies of the generation prior hanging on! I'm at a place right now of staring at the mountain of tasks too. Just trying to approach it with an energy of ease and see where it takes me!
Ah! Gotcha. I think it makes sense both ways! As I mention, since I'm an elder millennial I feel like I have a lot of Gen X qualities. But I am admittedly glad to see that my assumptions about Z vs X are correct in your case lol! Thanks for clarifying.
Agreed and thank you for talking about gen z- I'm in my 40s w/ no kids but I work alongside gen Z at a spa and they are exactly as you say- quiet, eerily relaxed, and for some reason I always feel 'on' or performative around them when in fact, I'm pretty laid back myself! It's so weird haha...definitely feel you and taking notes from gen z too :)
Ah, I love hearing that. Thank you for sharing! Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way lol. We can definitely learn from their lack of performative energy.
The best newsletter this year. Very insightful and absolutely necessary in our overworked, overly busy, overtired society. There's no need to appear this busy only to get a bit more validation that you're doing it all right (based on who's values?). Easy and pleasant all the way! Life is already hard enough, especially for millennials who were promised one world and received a different one, and it's baffling how to make any of this work now
Ah, so well put! Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so happy that this one was your fave so far. And agreed about being a millennial + receiving a different world than we were promised.
Beautifully written! I’ve been actively working more ease into all aspects of life this year, and it feels like you summarized my entire journey. 💕 The perfect essay to pair with an “actual” lemon-squeezed beverage, and take sips all summer long. Thank you
AW!! Thank you so much for the kind words!! Means a lot to me. I'm so glad you liked the piece!
Really love this Kyra and it resonates so much! I feel like I’ve spent my whole life trying to pretend I’m interested in stuff I’m not, I think you’d call it a people pleaser. Now I work for myself, it’s still taken a few years to stop working like someone is watching. I’ve needed a sense of control to make me feel safe, but have gradually let go of the shoulds and replaced with the yes pleases. The sense of ease you refer to now feels more attainable. 🙏💫
Ah, love the way you put that. And I can so relate to what you say about pretending to be interested in things you're not. I've spent a lot of years doing that too!
This was such an interesting read. I’m at the tail end of Gen x and definitely feel that need to perform my listening in social situations.
I also wish I could go with the flow a bit more but I also try to bend reality to my expectations which is exhausting.
It IS exhausting. So glad that you found this to be an interesting read!! Thanks so much for your words and for reading!
Wow, loved reading this. I’m at the tail end of GenX, and as much as I long for ease, I spend my days exhausting myself with planning, hustling and worry - my mind is firmly set at ´hard work and work stress = a good pay. Ease and calm = no money therefore swing back to hard work as the only way out’ thank you for this different perspective. I like it very much! (As I sit and list all the mountain of tasks I need to get through and worry how I’ll make it...) it’s going to take some practice!!
I'm an elder millennial and so I can totally relate to feeling like you still have some tendencies of the generation prior hanging on! I'm at a place right now of staring at the mountain of tasks too. Just trying to approach it with an energy of ease and see where it takes me!
I realise that I said Gen Z when I meant Gen X!!! Hopefully my comment makes more sense that way! I've fixed...
Ah! Gotcha. I think it makes sense both ways! As I mention, since I'm an elder millennial I feel like I have a lot of Gen X qualities. But I am admittedly glad to see that my assumptions about Z vs X are correct in your case lol! Thanks for clarifying.
Thanks for putting this all into a place where I can read and re-read it to absorb this great insight.
I'm so glad you would want to read AND re-read!! :)