What’s Your Jam?
Happy Summer! Oh man oh mighty, do I love SUMMERTIME. It’s MA JAM!!
I really feel like a Superhero in the summer! Like I can leap tall buildings in a single bound!
In a recent Facebook status update, I asked people to tell me, in 3 words or less, their favorite thing about summer. Here were some:
Open toe shoes, glass of rosé, late night strolls, the city relaxes, rooftop gardens, strawberries, peaches + plums.
That all said, there are a few things that ARE NOT MY JAM! If you want to know the THING I HATE THE MOST, the thing that IS NOT MA JAM…
Watch the vid.
It’s short and sweet + you will see me get U.G.L.Y.!!
More than anything, I want to know, what’s YOUR JAM? So please, after you watch the video and TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT I’M DROPPIN’ on your plate, leave me a comment in the blog.
Only thing, is that after you comment, you have to say out loud, “NOW THAT’S MA JAM!!”
Deal?
Happy Summer! xo
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I too am not a morning person, and just this year I gave myself PERMISSION not to be a morning person – feels so nice not feeling bad about it anymore. Hmm, my jam? I think it would have to be a super-sweaty vigorous yoga class. If I go a week without I’m on the first bus to crazytown!
Great video Erin, as always – can’t wait to check out your class!
Thanks Heather! You and I both! Yes, I also just let go of some morning obligations + it feels really good to honor that.
I hear you on the bus to crazy town. Get your yoga in!
xx
E
such a good question. and the fact that i can’t readily come up with anything means have have some SERIOUS thinking to do. do a lot of “should-ing” on myself. so sometimes i get confused between what i love to do and what i think i should be doing. of course, i love a good sweat at the gym…that’s definitely my jam. or at least part of it. i’ve been meaning to come up with things that make me truly happy, so thanks for the prompt. going to ponder.
Amanda-
Even the small stuff counts. Is there a food that makes you totally happy, a song, a movie, a place you love to visit.
I bet you have more JAMS than you think:)
xo
E
Good to know that I’m not alone. I am notorious for hitting snooze at least five times. It’s pretty ridiculous. What I do love is early summer evenings (8pm is ideal)! And most recently have discovered the joys of running at dusk along the water in Astoria park. LOVE it! Everyone is just relaxed and happy and even the lovely putrid, garbage smell wafting from the river doesn’t get in my way…it actually makes me pick up my speed a bit. 🙂 Not a fan of running in the morning AT ALL which will make an upcoming 10K and half marathon with 8am start times pretty interesting.
Thanks for making me laugh, Erin! Hope you had a great birthday and enjoy the holiday weekend!
I love this Jen! Awesome visual of you running along the water. Yes, summertime sunset strolls or runs are the best!
Seems like a lot of peeps like us ARE NOT morning people. We must honor it, yo!
Hope you are fab + that I will see you soon!!!
xo
E
I love this Erin (and your little videos). It’s nice to have a piece of the workshop experience even when I am no longer there! My JAM…I think it’s definitely getting enough sleep and getting up early enough to eat a full breakfast -either outside or at a table and write in my journal. Wow. Just writing that made me realize that it doesn’t happen often enough. I agree that having that extra time to gear up in the morning is essential…and for me, writing in the morning clears my head and frees some creative energy. Thanks, Erin.
Me too, Jess!! That morning time to get yourself focused + intentions set for the day is MAJA!! Glad you realized that you may need to make a little more time for you JAM! Hope you are able to make it happen more often:)
thanks for the comment love!
Summer is my jam! I love being outdoors, especially near water and high up on the rooftops of tall buildings. Both of those experiences definitely inspire my imagination to run free and allow my creativity to flow. I can certainly benefit from including more of this in my daily schedule. Thank you for this reminder!
That is my jam!
I love this line, Danielle-
“inspire my imagination to run free and allow my creativity to flow.”
Yes, yes + yes! More of that PLEASE!! So important for what you are doing in the world!!
xo
E
Great video, E! So last week in class I said that “sobriety” was my JAM, but I think I was commenting more on what keeps me CONNECTED to my JAM. When I go down a path of excess self-medicating (with food, ciggies, ganja, whatever), it moves me farther from my JAM.
My JAM is my music, duh! I asked myself, “When does time FLY?” And the answer was clear: when I set up my mic in my apartment, next to my piano, put my guitars on their stands, and make a playlist of Patty Griffin, Indigo Girls, James Taylor, etc., and then “play” the concert along with them. HOURS and HOURS of happy, elated, creative release, and it sets me up to be MORE generous and pleasant in the rest of my life. My JAM – is JAMMING!
Oooooh!!! I looooove this so much!! That Jam sounds like total bliss. And you so need to do it on a regular basis to keep your creative juices flowing for all the other wonderful things you put out to the world.
So glad you had this realization. Me likey.
xo
Great vid! My jam….hummm…..would have to be the silence on nature…just being outside makes me feel so happy, centered, ME.
My second jam, totally taking my time in the am too!
🙂
I am loving all these “slow in the am” friends:) Yes, I can see that being in nature is totally your jam!
xo
bare feet….
pretty pedicure…
sunlight soaking in my skin…
That’s MA JAM!!!!
Love love love. I am so with you on ALL of these, Melody! xo
thank you for the love you share in your videos! yesterday i went to pick up some film that was developed – photos i took for reference for a new painting. i came outside and stood in the glorious sunlight (sunlight is my JAM!) to look through the photos. that felt so nice. then i turned and went back in the buy more rolls of film for more photos. and i walked out feeling SO good. that’s how i know taking photos and making art is my JAM! xoxo
Gettin stuff done at 12:44 at night NOW THAT’S MY JAM! Such a night owl hoot hoot!!
Dining al fresco with my besties talking about everything under the sun from the very very serious to the dumb-dumb embarrassing. That’s my jam.
Summer season will be our jam! I adore currently being outdoor, in particular close to h2o and also higher standing on your roofs connected with high properties. Both of people experiences certainly encourage our imagination to perform no cost and invite our ingenuity to help stream. I will surely gain from such as a lot more on this during my day-to-day routine. Appreciate it for this reminder!