Rosie, despite being "one of those people" who doesn't loathe winter (wrote about that a month or so ago, in fact) everything about your approach to seeking warmth and light, internally and externally, feels exactly right. This IS how human beings (and all other creatures) were designed to live. I get there some days. Others I'm trapped behind the walls of my excuses. Thanks for the nudge. And, I really appreciated that piece by Laura Kennedy when it was first published. It was nice to revisit it again now, having recently felt the unbearable sadness of feeling like I can't do enough but still trying to do what I can. (https://elizabethbeggins.substack.com/p/ants-for-gods-sake) This line impressed me most: "I’m not interested in reflecting what you think back at you, or in drawing in readers who align entirely with my own perspective on every issue."
Rosie, despite being "one of those people" who doesn't loathe winter (wrote about that a month or so ago, in fact) everything about your approach to seeking warmth and light, internally and externally, feels exactly right. This IS how human beings (and all other creatures) were designed to live. I get there some days. Others I'm trapped behind the walls of my excuses. Thanks for the nudge. And, I really appreciated that piece by Laura Kennedy when it was first published. It was nice to revisit it again now, having recently felt the unbearable sadness of feeling like I can't do enough but still trying to do what I can. (https://elizabethbeggins.substack.com/p/ants-for-gods-sake) This line impressed me most: "I’m not interested in reflecting what you think back at you, or in drawing in readers who align entirely with my own perspective on every issue."
Appreciate!
Oh man, that The Cut article was an amazing read. I haven't gone into the comments ... !
I love this idea of an unshakable, deep warmth inside. Thank you :)