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“There is ecstasy in paying attention.”

Plus a farewell to Jane Goodall

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Leonie Mercedes
October 02, 2025

Hello, friends! Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:

a prompt

Write on the following for 5-10 minutes:

Is there anything you’ve been putting off because of fear? What’s the worst that could happen if you do the thing? What’s the worst that could happen if you don’t?

a thought

“There is ecstasy in paying attention.” – Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird (1994)

farewell

Jane Goodall, primatologist (1934–2025)

“‘As a child, Goodall dreamed of living with animals and writing about them. ‘That was because I fell in love with Tarzan,’ she told [public radio station] WHYY’s Fresh Air host Terry Gross in 1990.

“‘I was terribly jealous of Tarzan’s Jane. I thought she was a wimp and I’d have been much better as a mate for Tarzan myself – which is true. I would have been.’”

Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕