Earlier this month I went to Albany to lobby for money.  One million dollars.

I stopped in Century Twenty One down in the financial district, my artspy source to get insolently styled T shirts, LaCoste sneakers, and winter white cashmere sweaters marked down to prices that can only be described as The Big Deal of the Day.

Not this time.

Nada Prada for me.

Nothing looked good on me today.  (Note:  I have decided to let go of being responsible for the world and not looking like Wow! in that horrible fitting room mirror, as if anyone could with all of that nakedly nonflattering flourescent lighting.  What are you kidding?)

“Do you have anything less formal, more fundable looking in a medium?”

The sales associate sprinted along side of me, clearly impressed by my speed-racking skills.   She pointed to a rack on the wall with marked down items.

“Oh, and I’m not interested if its not 70% off.” I smiled at my command of the situation.

But deep down, I knew I was not feeling good, doing good or looking good.  Nowhere near Wow! as I needed to be.

Write

What do you do when you are not feeling Wow?

I find it helps me to write down what I am feeling as I am feeling it, as if I could coax all of that out of me through my moving pen.

First

To start writing, I start with:

a list

any list

just to start writing

and thinking.

Then

I start a story by:

writing a list of things that annoy me

things that can screw up my day

and faults, mine and everyone else’s, but mostly everyone else’s.

Then what?

Getting this far will make you feel better.  It always works best when you end with:

a list of things you are thankful for.  Especially if you are asking for a million dollars.

Get more Wow!

If you want more style notes  for people who change the world,  please check out:

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Hoong Yee