One thing I like about writing a newsletter (and once upon a time, a blog) was that it has helped me get over the persona, take off the mask. When you write and send (or publish), write and send, write and send, each individual message or post becomes less of a risk, because you're doing it so often, and as soon as one goes, it fades, and here another comes.
(And whenever I have a vulnerability hangover, I always remind myself of something my mom told me when I was a teenager and felt like everyone was staring at me all the time: "No one is thinking about you." That, and the fact that we all have like three-second attention spans now, almost literally, and whatever I am cringing about, everyone else forgot immediately.)
I love this. Mental notes like the reality around attention spans helps me gut-check myself a bit. That's great advice from your mom, btw -- going to store that in the brain for future use.
As a person who still struggles with people pleasing, especially in my personal life, but is actively working on it in therapy, this resonates.
And I’ve never read “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” before story, but I need to remedy that -- that first page is a banger. Thanks for sharing.
One thing I like about writing a newsletter (and once upon a time, a blog) was that it has helped me get over the persona, take off the mask. When you write and send (or publish), write and send, write and send, each individual message or post becomes less of a risk, because you're doing it so often, and as soon as one goes, it fades, and here another comes.
(And whenever I have a vulnerability hangover, I always remind myself of something my mom told me when I was a teenager and felt like everyone was staring at me all the time: "No one is thinking about you." That, and the fact that we all have like three-second attention spans now, almost literally, and whatever I am cringing about, everyone else forgot immediately.)
I love this. Mental notes like the reality around attention spans helps me gut-check myself a bit. That's great advice from your mom, btw -- going to store that in the brain for future use.
That advice applies to so many things and has saved me many times in the decades since my mom said it 😊
I, too, think of time. A LOT.
Happy to read your words this morning, girl bird. Thank you for this and for making me retreat into a dusty corner of my brain space.
Thank YOU, my friend. Appreciate your kind words, you reading, and your spirit. As always. <3