Happy Friday! 

Here is a quick snapshot of the Top Shelf items I've been obsessing over recently!

A favorite or new food or recipe crush, a book/quote/podcast, and last but not least, a song I cannot get out of my head. I am so excited to share them with you in the hope of bringing 

something new and inspiring into your day!   

 

One Big Ass Pizza.

 

This week we are going local. One of the very best treats King Street has to offer is a slice from Benny's. Biggest in town, to say the least.

 

How does one transport a whole Benny's pizza without a truck? Is it even possible to finish a whole one? How do they store the necessary cheese supply? Where do you buy paper plates in a size suitable for Jack's Giant?

 

All valid questions, but there is one thing we who know, know for certain. Those who are throwing 28" pies all day on the 500 block of King, are hailed as nothing short of superhuman.

PS... This is not a paid endorsement. :-)

 

 
Click for more info and to order your own!
 

So Much More Than Hawkeye.

 

Smartless has been an obsession of mine since the first episode in 2020. I mean, Jason Bateman.

 

A recent episode with Jeremy Renner (My beloved Hawkeye.) is a must-listen. In 2023 Jeremy was in a horrific snow plow accident. During the conversation, he shares the story of his survival and recovery. What was mind-blowing to me was when he was first asked about it, without hesitation, this is what he said:

 

“It was the best thing that ever happened to me."

 

I loved hearing his beautifully humble and grateful take on life and human connectivity. Just wow.

 
Listen to Jeremy Renner on Smartless

This song came up this past week in my “Recents,” and though I had no memory of listening to it, the timing was magical. I had been working on letting go of a little, minor, itty bitty, just barely noticeable tendency to hide behind an almost 62 percent truth that I have it all together and "am totally fine… really, I swear!"

WHY are we so unwilling to be messy? Who benefits from the pressure of living up to some sort of perfect ideal? How much energy do we waste trying to meet societal, familial, religious, or social "norms"?

 

Truth: Do you know why the “norm” is so damn hard to achieve? The “norm” isn’t real. We are grossly different, unique, one-of-a-kind individuals with varying perspectives. The only “norms” are:

1- Norm Peterson sipping a beer at the end of the bar and

2 - The fact that we all have exactly 1 thing truly in common: We are all human.

 

Bonus Truth: The mess is where life’s secret sauce lives. Joy and Fulfillment are there in the mess just waiting to teach, heal, make us whole, and overflow into the space around us.

 

What messy scarred-up part of yourself are you hiding to keep up a “norm” façade?

Drop the Beautiful, and let us see those badass scars. Let us see 100% of You.

That’s who we need. That is who is driving your purpose and chomping at the bit to set you free.

 

"Would you let me see beneath your beautiful? Would you let me see beneath your perfect?

Take it off now, boy. Take it off now, girl... We ain't perfect. We ain't perfect."

  

"See Beneath Your Beautiful" ~ Labrinth

That’s it for this round! Feel free to forward to a friend!  I’ll be back with more. Until then, know that you are a badass…exactly the way you are.  Celebrate YOU a little today! 

It’s Time. ~Beth

Adult Less

 

The Summer edition of

Focus On Fabulous Magazine has arrived!

 

Tired of Adulting so hard all the time?

What if you don't have to?

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