I say as long as you are writing what you feel called to write, the right people will find your page. I’ve enjoyed everything I have read from you (not that my approval is any kind of litmus test, just a note of encouragement). 😊
This is the second time in a week I've heard talk about sunsets. The first was on a podcast where the gal expressed her love of beautiful things, and how her family knows it's a value of hers (whether or not it's a value of the rest of the family). If someone sees a beautiful sunset, it's an unwritten rule that they HAVE to tell Mom.
I love the real-ness and variety of your writing in this space. Don't let "it has to be about the topics in my niche" hold you back from whatever you're sensing you need to write about. ❤️
I’m not very active on Substack (or IG) since I’m more of a lurker, reading things several days late via email and learning from the rest of the dialogue. But this one struck something for me.
I love organization and boxes and things making sense. To a fault sometimes. Most of all with myself and my own expectations. And then this:
“…you can hold questions and hopelessness and still bear witness to beauty at the same time.”
Something clicked and felt like the breeze Breanne had just described. I love nature and try to contain it too, but the wildness is part of the beauty. I love seeing people I know learn and grow and find new sides of themselves. So why can’t I see that in myself too?
This felt almost like “permission” to be human, and I didn’t realize I needed that. If I can learn to give myself more grace to explore, maybe I can be less disappointed or reactive when life doesn’t fit my vision for it. That sounds like a much nicer way to live.
P.S.
Not at all to force you into a box, Breanne, but if that sentence — “…you can hold questions and hopelessness and still bear witness to beauty at the same time.” — isn’t a sliver of the core of Lord of the Rings working its way into your worldview, I don’t know what is. And that’s lovely. :)
Love the group activity sunsets! They are magical moments worth sharing. 🙂
Yes to dog walking as a muse. My big, not-so-smart, pittie mix needs more walks that I would take on my own, and for that I am grateful.
The only audience that truly matters is Him.
I say as long as you are writing what you feel called to write, the right people will find your page. I’ve enjoyed everything I have read from you (not that my approval is any kind of litmus test, just a note of encouragement). 😊
This is the second time in a week I've heard talk about sunsets. The first was on a podcast where the gal expressed her love of beautiful things, and how her family knows it's a value of hers (whether or not it's a value of the rest of the family). If someone sees a beautiful sunset, it's an unwritten rule that they HAVE to tell Mom.
I love the real-ness and variety of your writing in this space. Don't let "it has to be about the topics in my niche" hold you back from whatever you're sensing you need to write about. ❤️
I’m not very active on Substack (or IG) since I’m more of a lurker, reading things several days late via email and learning from the rest of the dialogue. But this one struck something for me.
I love organization and boxes and things making sense. To a fault sometimes. Most of all with myself and my own expectations. And then this:
“…you can hold questions and hopelessness and still bear witness to beauty at the same time.”
Something clicked and felt like the breeze Breanne had just described. I love nature and try to contain it too, but the wildness is part of the beauty. I love seeing people I know learn and grow and find new sides of themselves. So why can’t I see that in myself too?
This felt almost like “permission” to be human, and I didn’t realize I needed that. If I can learn to give myself more grace to explore, maybe I can be less disappointed or reactive when life doesn’t fit my vision for it. That sounds like a much nicer way to live.
P.S.
Not at all to force you into a box, Breanne, but if that sentence — “…you can hold questions and hopelessness and still bear witness to beauty at the same time.” — isn’t a sliver of the core of Lord of the Rings working its way into your worldview, I don’t know what is. And that’s lovely. :)