009: You weren't born a perfectionist.

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Guests: Louis Stenmark & Nat Puga.

Poem one: Louis Stenmark

Title: When the rain sounds aren’t on my phone

The best is here.

When the rain sounds arent from my phone

When the doorbell rings and you’re home

When the coffee never gets cold

When the water is reflecting gold

When the sun warms the skin

When the hours feel almost thin

When our eyes meet across the street

When Under the table we touch feet

When?

Now and then.

Today, yesterday tomorrow

It’s your choice, to avoid sorrow.

The best is here.

Poem Two: Josh Lynott

I stood in the middle of the world,

wrapped the planets around my finger,

And asked them questions I was sure

They didn’t know the answers to.

I asked them why the stars who were best of friends lived galaxies apart from each other.

I asked them why the ocean who loved the moon so dearly, never moved in.

I asked them why the most beautiful sunsets, were never framed and put above saturns dinner table.

I asked them why the sun chose to give its warmth to us, a little blue planet.

They replied to me.

The stars know better than any that comparison destroys their personality.

The ocean knew if it moved to the moon, it would lose it’s purpose.

Saturn smiled and said it’d never watch a sunset again if they were framed forever.

And as for the sun, it knows that warmth goes further when shared.

So I went back home and left the world to spin as it was.

I said goodbye to the planets and asked for their mailing address.

And so it was, for all the questions I had, the world had perfectly good answers.

Poem three: Nat Puga

I’m hungry, but I’m patient

It never bothered me

Waiting for what’s mine in this world

I’m starving but I’m biding my time- this interlude will also come to an end

I will be ready when it does

Like honey spread

on a warm loaf of bread

Poem Four: Louis Stenmark

"Perfectionism"

Perfectionist

Hands in a fist

Opportunities….

Always missed

Letting go

Take it slow

Doors will open

You can’t know

Don’t take no

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Notes from the show:

Ethan Hawke Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRS9Gek4V5Q

Louis Stenmark's Letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/louisstenmark/list/5-stars/

Journal Prompt:

What is one area of your life you can eliminate the idea of perfectionism?

What A Sesh: @whatasesh

Find Josh: @joshlynott

catchme@joshualynott.com