WITD's last post of 2023! With advice for aspiring writers + why naps are a form of productivity + a two-sentence horror story + the myth of inspiration + why love is the beginning & the end
You are a treasure, and I'm so glad to have found you here. What a year you've had and without knowing you beyond your words here (which feels like a real depth in any case) I can tell you deserve everything that is unfolding. Next year will be a perfect origami bird in flight. I can't wait to read along. Everything in this post was so enlivening. I share much of your love for the true embodied process, and that desire you speak of is at the core of this. When we long to read and write words that's when we are truly writing, I believe. To connect people with their desire is one of my great loves and I can tell it's yours too. Thank you again and go well into this next bright year. xo
What a gorgeous, gorgeous comment to receive, Ruth! I have been seeing you in the Story Challenge and am just so glad you are here, yes, taking flight together! I love the idea of that, like an origami murmuration!
Thank you Jeannine :) I think that might be a different Ruth as I haven't yet taken part in this wonderful offer. Or perhaps it is a prophecy of what I hope to make time for 😃 An origami murmuration. There's an image I will enjoy xx
Wonderful. I love the question about which fictional world you'd like to visit and your answers! I guess Narnia would be right up there for me too, along with Moominvalley :)
I'm looking forward to reading more of your advice about writing in 2024!
Thank you so much, Jeffrey! The fictional worlds was one I want to think more about (because I didn't update it from 2021). It is such a great question!
I cannot express just how transformative you and the work here have been for me and my approach to writing, and living. I am beginning a new year of writing and observing with an openness, joy, and creative connection I have not felt in decades. I feel so lucky to be in the world at the same time as you, your work, and this community. I feel that uncanny connection, too. It is downright spooky.
Have a wonderful new year. You and your family deserve all the beauty and appreciation finding you in this moment and on the journey ahead.
Emily--I feel the same about our uncanny connection, as does Billie. And you know how I feel about fear, so spooky is a great word there. I am so looking forward to all that comes next! Thank you for this lovely note. It's just wonderful to receive these words about a sentiment that is shared. xo
Reading this post, and so many others you've put into the world so beautifully, I feel like I've known you my whole life. Like we are friends in another dimension! You truly are a marvel. So generous and giving. So hard-working and dedicated. I don't know how you find the time for all you do! I share your love of noticing and paying attention. A day without a walk to see what I can see is a sad one. Wishing you all good things in the coming year! Can't wait for what lies ahead!
This is so beautiful. Maybe we get to meet in person one day. You never know. But meanwhile, I find that the friends I make digitally often become very very real. Just like in the Velveteen Rabbit!
I loved this, Jeannine! Every last word. I agree with Ruth Allen here who says you are a treasure. I am so grateful to have discovered you and your writing and teaching this year. You make me glad to be alive, glad to be a writer, glad to be paying attention.
You are a treasure, and I'm so glad to have found you here. What a year you've had and without knowing you beyond your words here (which feels like a real depth in any case) I can tell you deserve everything that is unfolding. Next year will be a perfect origami bird in flight. I can't wait to read along. Everything in this post was so enlivening. I share much of your love for the true embodied process, and that desire you speak of is at the core of this. When we long to read and write words that's when we are truly writing, I believe. To connect people with their desire is one of my great loves and I can tell it's yours too. Thank you again and go well into this next bright year. xo
What a gorgeous, gorgeous comment to receive, Ruth! I have been seeing you in the Story Challenge and am just so glad you are here, yes, taking flight together! I love the idea of that, like an origami murmuration!
Thank you Jeannine :) I think that might be a different Ruth as I haven't yet taken part in this wonderful offer. Or perhaps it is a prophecy of what I hope to make time for 😃 An origami murmuration. There's an image I will enjoy xx
It's your (very compelling) photo that I am remembering, so maybe just from other comments on other posts! Plus a prophecy, yes, I'll go with that! xo
Yeah probably just me gushing 🥰❤️ hehe.
It was your subscriber note!! Which was so kind. Thank you!
Wonderful. I love the question about which fictional world you'd like to visit and your answers! I guess Narnia would be right up there for me too, along with Moominvalley :)
I'm looking forward to reading more of your advice about writing in 2024!
Thank you so much, Jeffrey! The fictional worlds was one I want to think more about (because I didn't update it from 2021). It is such a great question!
I cannot express just how transformative you and the work here have been for me and my approach to writing, and living. I am beginning a new year of writing and observing with an openness, joy, and creative connection I have not felt in decades. I feel so lucky to be in the world at the same time as you, your work, and this community. I feel that uncanny connection, too. It is downright spooky.
Have a wonderful new year. You and your family deserve all the beauty and appreciation finding you in this moment and on the journey ahead.
Emily--I feel the same about our uncanny connection, as does Billie. And you know how I feel about fear, so spooky is a great word there. I am so looking forward to all that comes next! Thank you for this lovely note. It's just wonderful to receive these words about a sentiment that is shared. xo
Xoxo!!!
Reading this post, and so many others you've put into the world so beautifully, I feel like I've known you my whole life. Like we are friends in another dimension! You truly are a marvel. So generous and giving. So hard-working and dedicated. I don't know how you find the time for all you do! I share your love of noticing and paying attention. A day without a walk to see what I can see is a sad one. Wishing you all good things in the coming year! Can't wait for what lies ahead!
This is so beautiful. Maybe we get to meet in person one day. You never know. But meanwhile, I find that the friends I make digitally often become very very real. Just like in the Velveteen Rabbit!
I loved this, Jeannine! Every last word. I agree with Ruth Allen here who says you are a treasure. I am so grateful to have discovered you and your writing and teaching this year. You make me glad to be alive, glad to be a writer, glad to be paying attention.
Thank you so much, Amy!!