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“Vivere vita sub umeris” when thrown into Google translate roughly comes out to “live life below the shoulders.”

 

My whole life I’ve had to remind myself to get out of my head - whether it’s to stop to meticulously planning something that I need to just start, daydreaming about the job I want at the job I have or more recently with social media, getting more wrapped up in a glimpse of someone else’s life than I am in my own.

 

“Live life below the shoulders” is the rubber band I use to snap myself back to reality when my mind begins running laps at the speed of a track and field star. It’s a reminder that life is meant to be lived through the body, through movement, action and experiences. It’s a reminder that there’s only so much you can think about things before you need to start doing them. Whether it’s a new business venture, trying a recipe, eating healthier, seeing the world or just bringing yourself back to the present moment - I hope that everyone can remind themselves to get out of their head and just do it.

 

This blog is me reminding myself and anyone else that needs to hear it, that life is meant to be lived sub umeris.

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xx, merrill