10 ways to feel 2x more alive by tomorrow morning

plus: am I a spiritual guide now???

May 9, 2025

If you’ve been feeling soggy lately, this is for you.

If you’ve been waking up with the enthusiasm of an overboiled broccoli, this is for you.

If you’ve been walking through life like a ghost in Uniqlo socks, this is for you.

There comes a point, usually right after you’ve doom scrolled until 2AM and then dreamt about your ex being engaged to your friend from second grade, when you realize: something’s gotta change.

But I’m not asking you to run a marathon or join a cult (unless the cult has snacks). I’m just asking you to try a few tiny, oddly specific, and highly unscientific things that make you feel… alive again.

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The 10 rules of micro-revival

1. Wake up with a stretch that’s way too dramatic for your body.
You know the one. Arms overhead. Spine cracking. One eye twitching. Make it look like you’ve just emerged from a hundred-year nap. Bonus points if you yawn like a baby lion. Life is theatre. You are the main character. Act like it.

PS: I do this video dailyyyyyy and it’s so very simple and so effective you can try! Also it’s just 5 mins of mobility. You’re so welcome!

2. Do something cold.
Cold shower. Cold water splash. Cold kombucha. Cold revenge (kidding). Cold jolts your nervous system and says, “HELLO, YOU’RE A MAMMAL, REMEMBER?” It’s shocking, awful, and somehow makes you believe in God again.

I’ve started dunking my face in a bowl of cold water + ice before I wash my face. Then I cleanse & tone my face. Applying a serum on cool skin is one of my favorite feelings each morning. I cannot explain it to you, you simply have to try it.

3. Talk to a stranger. Or a pigeon.
Doesn’t matter who; a taxi driver, your neighbor’s aunt, a guy selling lemons. Say anything. Ask for a restaurant recommendation you won’t follow. Compliment their shirt. Or nod at a pigeon and say “I see you.” Connection is the drug. Microdosing aliveness.

4. Wear an outfit that makes you go oh wow I’m cute.
Doesn’t need to be trendy. Just needs to make you feel like a mango popsicle that also knows its worth. Clothes are not shallow. They’re energy portals. Dress like your inner child isn’t afraid of being seen.

new tank from cotton on + my favorite shorts from my brand purple potato

5. Eat something crunchy, loud, and joyful.
Apple. Toast. Carrot stick dipped in peanut butter and reckless abandon. Eat like you have teeth and dreams.

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6. Make a random playlist and name it something stupid.
“Songs for Moonwalking to Buy Oregano”
“I Could Be in Love or I Could Just Be Hungry”
“My Life as a Romcom Directed by Greta Gerwig”
Blast it. Dance if your toes agree.

7. Write one sentence about how you actually feel.
It can be: “I feel like a dried leaf taped to a laptop screen.”
Or: “I feel like my heart wants to go roller-skating but my brain is stuck in traffic.”
No pressure. Just honesty. One sentence of it. Trust me!!!!

8. Touch nature (gently).
Tree bark. Grass blades. That one stubborn weed growing out of concrete. Nature reminds you that you’re part of something older and slower. Also, you need Vitamin D and maybe a hug from a leaf. My dadi talks to plants and it shows!

9. Romanticize the hell out of something boring.
Light a candle while you do dishes. Pretend your walk to the pharmacy is a Parisian film sequence. Drink water like you’re an 18th-century poet recovering from heartbreak. Life is 80% nonsense so you might as well make it sexy nonsense.

10. Look at the sky and say thank you, thank you, thank you!
You don’t have to believe in anything to practice awe. Just look up. Clouds? Nice. Sun? Glorious. Sky? Huge. What a time to be aliveeeee.

I love you!
See you next Wednesday! 🧡