Hi Friends! listen to this ridiculous email here So last week Abbey and I spent over 2 hours plunging our toilet over the span of 2 days. I won’t get into the details of who clogged it and how… but I promise there’s going to be a strong take away from this event. We spent our Saturday night shopping for a plunger (and bought the wrong one btw… didn’t know there’s plungers for sinks vs toilets. who knew?) and had no luck. The next morning we managed to source the correct sort of plunger from the pool bathroom in our building. So we plunged…. 🪠🪠🪠 and we plunged… 🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠 and plunged…🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠 with no luck. We watched about 12, “how to unclog your toilet” videos on YouTube but there was one video that stood out from all of them. It was a dad making a video on how to plunge a toilet, but for his kids - so that way they’d figure it out themselves instead of running to him the second it gets clogged. “don’t give up” “just keep going” “it’s a tricky one, but you just have to try again” “don’t call dad, you can do it.” So I took the same exact advice this guy was giving his kids. As much as Abbey and I thought about calling a plumber, or going out to buy a snake unclogger thingy, or calling my own dad… I decided that we just needed to be persistent. We plunged that damn toilet more than I’ve ever plunged in my entire life. And even though we couldn’t see any progress, we just had a believe that something was happening as long as we didn’t give up. We swapped back and forth multiple times to relieve our full body efforts and then - it happened. 🪠🥵🪠🥵🪠 The most beautiful sound to our ears. A strong flush followed by the rest of the musical toilet sounds 🎶🚽🎶 The excitement on Abbey’s face was priceless. Sometimes life can feel like we’re putting in an unfair amount of effort for progress that can’t be seen and can only be measured by a feeling. Sure, sometimes quitting and calling in the toilet unclogging calvary would've worked - but sometimes we forget that unrelenting persistence and faith might be the only way you’re going to get the result you want. If you’ve made up your mind and decided that the only option to getting what you want is to keep going until your efforts overpower all the turd blocks in your way, don’t give up too soon. You could’ve given up with just one plunge left. 🪠 ✌🏾TTYL! ✌🏾 Simie P.S. Still working on a surprise for you all that will be out before the end of the year. Let’s just say it’s gonna get you ready for the new year 👀 P.S.S. Hit reply and tell me what you’ve been plunging away at. I’d love to root for you in spirit cuz pushing that sh*t can sometimes feel hopeless lol. Want more happiness in your life? Maybe more journaling pizzaz? Professional guidance from yours truly? Perf! Check these out 👇🏾 🧡 Get your sh*t together on all fronts in just 6 weeks 🪩 Elevate your journaling game with this |
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