444 - Resetting
Olá!
Happy 444. The first of 2025!
I hope your festive season is filling you with joy and time to relax.
444 is a monthly blog honouring the moments you act with your heart. Each visit, you will find something for me, for you, and for us.
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Today I'm writing to you from São Paulo airport in Brazil! My world is currently terminals and airplanes. It's the second pitstop of a 36-hour journey to Salvador from Australia.
4. Me - Resetting
I'm exploring what happens when I strip things back. I recently wrote a piece on my learnings from one year without alcohol.
The break is teaching me cultivate a better relationship with myself. Sobriety doesn't feel like it needs to be a permanent thing for me. However, I'm noticing when I reduce the noise, I can listen to what's happening inside.
Curiosity is building towards other detoxes. The next thing for me is technology.
Leaning into this creative journey, my screen time is rising. A window is coming up to disconnect. Ten days near the start of this trip. I'm hoping this will create early habits to switch off here.
I need to organise a few things to follow through. Booking accommodation, transport, even this.
The off-grid time overlaps with the next 444. So I've scheduled this during one of my layovers in Sao Paulo on Christmas Day.
Fingers crossed it comes through!
4. You - Breaking routine
It's interesting how a short break of routine can rewire our relationship with the world.
Is there a block in your year where you can take a break from something? It could be a weekend, a day, an afternoon.
What could you shuffle around in advance to ensure it happens?
4. Us - Quote
My long flight screened both Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. Two movies high on my watchlist.
I love watching the movies that influence others I like. The simplicity, reminders to be present, and thought-provoking conversations. It felt real.
A quote from Celine in the first movie stuck with me:
"If there's any kind of magic in the world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something."
Keep spreading your magic.
Catch you next month,
Max
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