Tonight? Tonight?! Tonight?!?

Give Me Strength (To Carry On)

May 28, 2025

Over the long Memorial Day weekend, I had more fun (and sun) than I’ve had in years. So many memorable moments, good times with nears and dears, and yummy treats.

Emotionally, I’m on Cloud 9. The truth is the weeked was so good I didn’t it to end.

But physically, I feel somewhere between a used tissue and a half-melted popsicle.

Maybe I caught something, or maybe I’m just allergic to all the fun (and sun). Hard to say. Whatever’s going on, it’s not enough to take me out completely, but it is enough to slow me down and make me reconsider my plans.

Most days, I’d listen to my body. I’d cancel everything, crawl back into bed, and let the world spin without me until at least tomorrow. But I really don’t want to miss tonight.

I’m supposed to attend an event tonight, a professional mixer I’m honored to have been invited to. And I really don’t want to miss a chance to mix and mingle with a room of fellow creatives. But I might have to. Time will tell.

I know that pushing through for the sake of appearances is…not always the wisest move. Sometimes strength looks like staying in. Like resting instead of socializing. Like not showing up so I can show up better, later.

So I’ll do my best to rest and see what I feel up to later.

Will I rally? Maybe.
Will I crash? Also maybe.
Will I trust myself either way? That’s the goal.

Because as much as I hate missing out, I’ve learned that pushing myself too hard doesn’t help me or anyone else.

One way or another, I’ll get through this. With grace. Or grit. Or green juice.

Give me strength (to carry on). And if not strength, can I at least get a nap?

Fingers and toes crossed…wishing you a happy, healthy day!
Clint 🌈✌️

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ON THIS DAY = MAY 28

BIRTHDAYS

1908 = Ian Fleming = English writer and James Bond author
1910 = T-Bone Walker = American singer-songwriter
1918 = Johnny Wayne = Canadian comedian
1931 = Carroll Baker = American actor
1931 = Gordon Willis = American cinematographer
1933 = Zelda Rubinstein = American actor and activist
1944 = Gladys Knight = American singer-songwriter and actor
1944 = Patricia Quinn = British actor and singer
1944 = Sondra Locke = American actor and director
1945 = John Fogerty = American singer-songwriter
1960 = Corine Mauch = Swiss politician and Mayor of Zurich 🌈
1968 = Kylie Minogue = Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1969 = Justin Kirk = American actor
1970 = Glenn Quinn = American actor
1978 = Jake Johnson = American actor
1985 = Carey Mulligan = English actor and singer
1985 = Colbie Caillat = American singer-songwriter

EVENTS

1892 = In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
1936 = Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
1937 = Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded.
1961 = Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
1989 = The Leather Pride flag, designed by Tony DeBlase, debuts at International Mister Leather (IML) in Chicago.
1997 = Ma Vie En Rose (My Life in Pink) is released in French theaters.
1999 = In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is back on public display.