coulou's cafe trumpet meditations (no. 43)

hello my lovely friends, first first first, i just realized it's been a full year since i posted my first coulou cafe trumpet meditation! this community has become so special to me and you all have really brought so much joy, connection, and creativity into my life. thank you all for being here, i really had no idea where this would lead me, i just knew i really enjoyed making that first meditation. also, you may have noticed i posted the first video of a new series, the dance cafe. it seems like many people are really gravitating towards that project as well which is awesome. it's a bit more setup and requires some friends to come hang, so the dance series will be more of a once or twice a month kind of project. the regular meditations will still be a weekly occurrence, except maybe a little late next weeeek cause im taking my first actual vacation in a year and going to mexico cityyyyy.

it feels like because of the state of things it's hard not to feel waves of existential "what the heck is happening why are the people who are supposed to be in charge of things seemingly the worst possible people to be in charge of anything i wouldn't even trust them to watch my pet fish" kinda vibes. for the last few months i've been in the habit of consuming like sooo much news first thing in the morning. i've always kept up with general news things, but i think with everything going on it's been hard to avoid over consuming. i took a moment to remind myself today that in the course of human history, the idea of being given the real time play by play of every signficant event going on everywhere in the whole world is not normal and not something we evolved to know how to take in. even though i think it's more important than everrr to be involved in what's happening and to stay informed, i also know that we essentially get our news on a little slot machine that stays by our side all day. sooo i'm going to make an effort this week to intentionally take time to read news, but not continuously check things throughout the day. i'll set a little bit of time aside each day for that moment, but focus on spending the rest of the day in the world directly around me. i know its such a privilege to live in a place where i can have a "normal" day and to have access to food and shelter. but i think a lot of times the internet communities instil this sense of guilt in people to be so overly informed that it actually is no longer helpful. i think if we want to stay engaged, make a difference and push for a better world for everyone, we have to take care of ourselves first. it's not worth burning out and not being useful for anyone anymore ya know. over the weekend i DJ'd my first vinyl set/ trumpet meditation at this awesome space and hosted a really wholesome birthday at my apartment that night. between the two events i was really reminded about the macro/micro ways in which we view the world. the macro being zoomed out whats happening in the world can take a big toll on our mental and emotional health. taking time to be in the micro mode where you are focused with the world directly, physically in front of you can realllly allow your mind and body to recharge a bit. ok all to say, thank you everyone, you are all awesome and i appreciate every one of you.

alll the best best,

coulou

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