negative x negative = positive
mood mathematics
A fundamental rule of mathematics; an equation so simple that it feels almost counterintuitive. But this isn’t just a trick of numbers! it’s a principle capable of reigning our emotional world.
When sadness meets sadness, it doesn’t always deepen into something unbearable. surrendering to the feeling could be the most healing action to take.
Not resisting, allowing yourself to accept, apapapuchar, and fully embracing whatever it is that you’re experiencing makes the weight lighter. There’s no evasion, no avoidance, no "snowballing" effect. Just a swift ride of the snow wave🏂
This completely flips the typical argument of blasting upbeat tunes to artificially lift your spirits. nah. Blast that Wilco, that Jeff Buckley, that unbearably heart-ripping melody. Dive in. Cold plunge. Soak your sorrows in the sorrows of others, and you'll emerge feeling understood, validated, and strangely comforted.
The streak of gloomy weather in Madrid this week, super unlikely of my sun-soaked city, has led me to resort to this magical formula. Here are several of the musical (-) multipliers i’ve been applying for this specific wave…
Blue, the album by Joni Mitchell
Pretty sure you’ll see me at some point in the future covering the artistic significance of Joni. To prepare your gears, you can get to give Blue a play.
She’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Her timbre can either delight your ears or turn you off, given the heavy loads of character to it. What’s undeniable is the melancholy it carries with it: It makes you wanna print the lyrics to her brilliant songwritting, grab your car and hit the mountains, and dissect it for two weeks, while the rain pours and pours.
Bonus - SNOOPY ICE SKATING TO THE RIVER😭
Jonah Yano & The Heavy Loop, the album
My daily 10 minute dose of this piece is what kept me sane through the eternal grayness of my months in the Netherlands. Heavily underrated, heavily magical, heavily tender.
Follow the instructions of the cover art. This one is to lay on the ground like that shadow.
BLEAK, my playlist
Out of the hundred playlists I’ve crafted, this is probably the one that aligns best with today’s theme. Rarely do I give it a play, given how dense it can get. Y eso que no le he metido a Bon Iver…