Progress (LAX)

My mom posted this on her Facebook wall recently (feel free to follow my mom @Elissa-Mautner if you like quotes, elephant videos, and reposts of our NP albums): The legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continued to practice at age 90. “Because I’m making progress,” he replied.

Every morning we’re given the opportunity to make progress. We get to hug someone a little harder, cheer a little louder, run up the dirty b*tch a little faster, pound out one more push up than we thought we could, and open our hearts a little more. We get to look up at the Observatory as the moon is setting and the sun is rising and take one more moment to think, “This is the most beautiful place I could be right now.” Even if we don’t feel “in it,” if we’re tired and sore and slow and maybe a little crabby, we made progress by overcoming those mental blocks to put something in even though we didn’t feel like it.

Then we scatter and take our endorphins and our smiles and our full hearts out across the city and we’re ready to tuck jump over anything that’s thrown our way. And we’re all going to do this until we’re 90!!!!! #notnotacult

New topic – I still cannot stop laughing about this: Jesse explained what the burnout was going to be and Liam goes, “oh GOD” in complete horror. Liam, you’re just the best. I remember when you first started showing up and you could barely keep your eyes open you were so tired. Now I can’t imagine NP without you.

Alright folks. Have the best day ever!!!!!!