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You are as spectacular as a shooting star 🌠
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Keep being your amazing self! ⭐

Cynicism can creep in slowly. Things that once mattered begin to feel heavy, frustrating, or pointless. You may notice yourself becoming more detached, more irritable, or less hopeful than usual. This shift can be confusing, and can leave you feeling disconnected from things you usually care deeply about.

If you find yourself there, instead of leaning into the feeling “I don’t care,” I’d urge you to shift gears and lean into the question “am I burning out?” instead. Cynicism is a burnout red flag. When you’re depleted, caring can feel exhausting.

Understanding this can shift how you respond by turning cynicism into a signal that you’re in need of care and rest.

Cynicism may sound or feel like:

Ways to gently respond:

Cynicism is often a tired heart, not a hardened one.

✅ Action step: Ask yourself gently: What part of me feels tired and what might help it feel supported?

^{Love, Lola Graham}

A new, major, long-term study following 198,473 people over 30 years examined whether a low-fat or a low-carb diet was more beneficial for heart health. 

The researchers found that low-fat vs low-carb doesn’t really matter; what does is the quality of your food. Both styles of eating (low-carb & low-fat) supported heart health and led to lower incidences of coronary heart disease (CHD), but only when they focused on eating nutrient-rich foods like vegetables, whole grains, and unsaturated fats. But when people’s diets were more focused on ultra-processed foods, refined carbs and animal fats, it was linked to worse heart and metabolic health.

FYI: The researchers are unsure if these trends hold toward more extreme versions of these ways of eating, like ultra-low carb (ie, keto diet), since that is not how the participants ate.

The good news from this study is that you don’t need to figure out some magically “perfect” diet, but rather, if you can focus on consuming more whole foods, it will do your heart and body more good in the long run.

✅Action Step: Eat some tasty whole foods today, like vegetables, fruit, whole grains, beans, etc. 

Source: PMID: 41670561

^{By: Joshua Graham}

^{A reflective journaling prompt to explore learning, self-awareness, and becoming.}

Where might you be allowed to evolve, even if it surprises people who knew the “old you”? Pause and look inward, acknowledge that spark that’s growing there.

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