Transmission 081: Next to normal

- - - - - GREETINGS, EARTHLING - - - - -

Some people just get you.

You don’t have to explain.
You don’t have to shrink.
You don’t have to rehearse your laugh
or rephrase your thoughts
just to feel welcome.

You can just be.

And when you find someone like that,
you feel like yourself again.

Keep those people close.

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- - - - - SONG OF THE WEEK - - - - -

“Next to Normal” by Lucius

A sparkling anthem of self-acceptance,
friendship, and being seen.

Lucius sings about what it feels like
to be misunderstood, shut down,
put in a box
by people who were never meant to keep you.

But more importantly,
they sing about what it feels like
to finally be free.

“I thought that I was off.
I was just mistaken.
Turns out I wasn’t crazy at all.
I just had some walls up that needed breaking”

And when they sing
“When I’m close to you,
I’m next to normal”
you feel it.

There are people who help you grow
by letting you be exactly who you are.

Happy Tunesday. Play this one loud.
Share it with your the real ones in your life.
It’s in the Greetings, Earthling playlist.

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- - - - - EARTH TREASURE - - - - -

Hoodies

Cozy. Casual.
You can live in them.

A front pocket for your hands.
A head pocket for your brain.

Trusted companion for hard days,
hangovers, heartaches, headaches and hikes.
Your wearable shield of softness.

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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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