sunday is probably my favorite day of the week. it used to be because this was my guaranteed day to sleep in. as i'm committing to yoga on sundays now, that will no longer be the case. other than sleeping in, sunday is my favorite because it feels like the one day where there isn't much i'm expected to do with accompaniment. it's like i get up, and the whole day is wide open to me... to do laundry... read a book... walk my dog... go sit in a museum... go to the library... and it's ok that i do all these things in silence and on my own. i like being alone more than most i think. and sundays i could easily spend the whole day in silence quite happily.
sundays are also my favorite day of the week because of a blog i discovered my freshman year at SU. i can remember this moment perfectly, walking past the bistro on my way to c-street to get a meal passing this bulletin board about an event on campus for postsecret. the add said something about the power of secrets or something, but i blew it off and missed the event. then, i stumbled upon the site and have been kicking myself for not attending frank warren's talk ever since.
the website is postsecret.com, and the basic premise for the site and also the books is that warren publishes postcards that people all around the world have sent him. these postcards are of people's secrets: they can be big or little, happy or sad, complex or simple, serious or hilarious. before coming across this site, i'd always thought of secrets as being some heavy, dramatic thing we all hold inside. and now i realize that they can be that, as well as a million other things.
the thing about the site, which makes warren one of the most wonderful people i can think of, is that the site unites people. when a person is feeling hopeless, as if life is crushing in all around them, the postcards demonstrate that a person is never really alone in misery or whatever else we're feeling at the time. we're all miserable, elated, crazy, hopeful, and mischievous.
i just appreciate anything that celebrates the emotions we all feel, and attempts to unite people on that basis. also, when reading some of these over the years, it's like i can feel the weight being lifted off the person's shoulders upon letting my eyes come across it.
i've never submitted anything to postsecret, mostly because i've never had a secret i haven't shared. but someday i might. and i'm glad that if there's ever something i need to get off my chest, the outlet is only a mailbox away.
below i've re-posted some of my favorite postcards from over the years. enjoy. consider. sleep well.
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