what I love about this is that - its so important for everyone to remember that two truths are always held - we just rarely reveal them both. We are ok - all of us - of course - but still terrified of what is to come - and for you to write that we all say yep - thats me - thats you thats us all - in whatever way we are feeling it -

the most important piece for me of this post is this line ...

'Not for you. For me.' followed by ...

'I write to discover myself. To look at things in a way that shows me my truest thoughts and feelings. Until recently that work has lived in my journals, and I’ve only ever shared the sanitised version. I don’t want to do that anymore.'

i get that - this substack stuff for many - not all -is about BEING that lived truth that we are, and in offering that up we realise what you then saw about the reader ...

'They notice more than they say, feel more than they show, and often assume they are the only ones living this way.'

cos thats the real reason we write - whatever story Life has put in us to reveal - we sing it, write it, speak it, work as it... however we express it - that story HAS TO COME OUT - because thats how we lean in and relate to one another and feel and connect - I love this - thank you for being so willing to be amongst this in that manner - for those of us who do we are weaving that story that connects and allows readers to truly build connection... much love xx