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Transmission 076: Breathe
Don't be afraid to care.

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back to the wonderful world of the post-Summer routine. You’ll notice a small ad at the bottom of this transmission. I apologize for placing ads, but I need help keeping the transmission room lights on. Give it a click if you find it interesting. That’s all it takes. Thank you.
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It’s Tunesday.
And the air is thick with alarm clocks and lunch prep.
School is starting. Work has resumed.
You’re back in motion.
This week’s inspiration comes from Breathe by Pink Floyd.
A slow, thoughtful song about balance.
About caring, but not collapsing.
About ambition, but not burnout.
“Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don’t be afraid to care.”
The world may push you to go faster.
To do more.
To run harder.
But this song offers a quieter kind of wisdom.
Look around.
Choose your own ground.
Live, fly, grow, but don’t forget to breathe.
You’re not a machine.
You’re not a cog.
You’re a strange, wonderful little Earthling
trying to stay human in a world that runs on deadlines.
Hold your balance.
Then begin.
This one’s in the Greetings, Earthling playlist.
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People who pick up litter.
Even if it’s not theirs.
Even when no one’s watching.
You’re not picking up after someone.
You’re protecting your home.
You’re doing what the litterer didn’t.
Not because it’s fair.
But because you care.
It’s quiet heroism.
A kind of sacred defiance.
The planet deserves better.
And you gave it better.
Thank you.
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How was your long weekend? |
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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA
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Greetings, Earthling is a free daily newsletter designed to help you slow down, feel better, and start your mornings with a sense of meaning. Written from the perspective of a curious space observer named NeilA, each transmission blends mindfulness, motivation, and emotional insight with a hint of cosmic wonder.
Inspired by Stoic philosophy, Tao, Alan Watts, behavioural science, and the strange beauty of being human, these messages offer gentle reminders to live with purpose, pay attention, and appreciate the little things. Part alien wisdom, part self-help, part poetic dispatch, it’s a daily pick-me-up disguised as a transmission from the stars.
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