Le Weekly #73 – Easy Veins 🐑

One quote, one word, one shoutout, one story, one neigh from Philosophical Horse and one question.

Mike Wright

Mar 31, 2025

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Le Quote 🗣

“Surround yourself with the most inspirational and motivational people you can, watch yourself grow (it will be painful), and show up as your most influential self. Engage. Have fun. Don’t forget to have fun. It’s quite a ride, so having fun helps.”

– Celeste Williams.

Le Word 💬

feel (verb) be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched; perceive through touch, emotion, or instinct.

Le Shoutout 🧣

Over the last two weeks, I helped write a script for a video.

With the deadline looming, we were near the end.

“Final changes ready for approval,” I commented on the Google Doc before closing my laptop and heading to bed.

The next morning, a Google Docs notification pinged from my phone.

*ping*

“Eish,” I said to myself, nervous to open the doc.

I took a deep breath and

*opens the doc*

There, amidst everything else, was a comment from Kerry:

Simple, yet effective, the “!” changed the whole sentence.

It changed the whole paragraph, too.

Sometimes, replacing “.” with “!” is all it takes.

And the same applies to you.

Shoutout Kerry.

Wait, let’s try that again…

Shoutout Kerry!

Le Story ✍️

Last week, Meg Wright messaged me from a hospital bed.

I asked if she had any reflections from the hospital stay.

The following story comes from the horse’s mouth.

A few nights ago, I was admitted to the hospital.

A lively nurse walked in with a warm smile on her face and some plastic tubes in her hand.

“I’m Jama,” she said, pulling a seat up to my bed.

“Hi Jama, thanks so much,” I replied, pushing my sleeve up in preparation for my IV.

Jama took my arm in her hands and inspected my veins. She frowned.

“Hmm,” she mused.

“Hmm?”

“You have nice obvious veins,” she said. “But they’re curving in all directions.”

“Sorry about that,” I said, feeling sheepish 🐑

Jama chuckled.

“I see pathology has used your best vein already,” she said, eyeing the cotton ball on my arm.

She gently twisted my arm inwards and ran a finger along my outer forearm.

“There?” I asked, pointing to a vein that had never been used before.

“Ja, it’s also curved, but let’s give it a go,” she nodded.

Jama tightened the strap around my upper arm, wiped me down with disinfectant, and pierced my skin.

I tried not to wince.

“Winning?” I asked.

She shook her head.

“Let me try again with a smaller one,” she said, withdrawing the needle.

Jama repeated the process, this time with a thinner needle.

She smiled: success.

“How did you know where to put the needle?” I asked. “I can’t even see that vein myself!”

“I’ve worked with a lot of lupus patients. You guys don’t have easy veins! After a while, you learn to take your time and feel where to go,” she said.

“Thank you so much, Jama,” I said.

“You’re welcome, sana. I’ll check in again a bit later.”

A few days later, I was discharged. My rheumatologist prescribed me a new immunosuppressant and a warning to take my diagnosis more seriously.

My life, until now, has been driven by a relentless desire to achieve my goals as quickly as possible. I know I can still reach those goals, but now I’m tasked with changing how I get there—and I’ll be sure to take my time choosing the new path.

Le Neigh from Philosophical Horse 🐴

“Neigh?” – Philosophical Horse.

Le Question 🤔

What “.” can you change to “!” this week?

Have a powerful Monday, everyone.

Remember to send this to someone who finds meaning in life’s smallest moments.