I know that you don’t like being told what do do like I don’t Katy! There is so much I can see and feel through this, some of it through my own stories. All I’ll say is breathe and love all those parts of you. 💫🙏
What to say other than I see you. I get almost everything you describe. I was lucky though to not have any of this at anything like your level. Sending love and e-hugs. ❤️❤️❤️
Ah Katy...nowt I can do to still the thoughts in your head, if I had that magic trick I would have employed it years ago, but sending love and virtual hugs and a request to not punish yourself. I know chimp brain kicks in in these matters, and being told to treat yourself kindly is teeth gnashing-ly frustrating and down right annoying, but just try to be easy on yourself when you can, eh? ❤️
I see you and hear you. I can offer you hot tea and hugs, perhaps a shoulder to cry upon. Breathe into your belly to oxygenate your system before taking the next indicated step. Love to you.
In my current mid-life malaise/crisis journey, I've discovered there is having a skill, and there is having the skill to move yourself out of your funk/headspace/hopelessness to want to apply the first skill, the thing your so great at. Like you, kind friends tell me I have so much to offer, so many talents. Yet I just see so many reasons -- fear, exhaustion, burnout, cynicism, laziness -- why said skill is at best "meh", at worst painfully awful.
I have no answers. We know what we know, fears and skills alike, all we can do is find our own way, in our own way.
Thank you -- your candid stories are one of the most comforting, resonating things I've found on this journey.
Dear Katy…. I have followed you for a long time now and have always loved reading your stuff. I have nothing particularly useful to say , except that I see you as a pretty marvellous human and am always pleased to catch up with what is happening in your life… that’s probably inadequate I know… but … you are worthy in my eyes, and I hope mostly in your own these days too. Life is pretty shit… you cope! xx
I know that you don’t like being told what do do like I don’t Katy! There is so much I can see and feel through this, some of it through my own stories. All I’ll say is breathe and love all those parts of you. 💫🙏
I'm working on that. Honestly and promisedly! xx
And I’m working on not immediately trying to come to peoples rescue! 😂 We’re all a work in progress, what else would we write about. Tee hee xx
So true! If we were perfect, our writing would lack that frisson! xx
What to say other than I see you. I get almost everything you describe. I was lucky though to not have any of this at anything like your level. Sending love and e-hugs. ❤️❤️❤️
Sending them back to you in spades. x
Wow. This is incredible. It's like you've just transcribed my whole life for me. I feel so much less alone carrying these thoughts now. Thank you x
a problem shared etc. xx
Oh hello fear, yes I relate very much. Keep on keeping on...
Sending you love and solidarity. x
Sending love my dear friend. If there is anything I can do to help... you know I’m there for you... ❤️
Thank you. You know I appreciate it. Love you, too. x
Ah Katy...nowt I can do to still the thoughts in your head, if I had that magic trick I would have employed it years ago, but sending love and virtual hugs and a request to not punish yourself. I know chimp brain kicks in in these matters, and being told to treat yourself kindly is teeth gnashing-ly frustrating and down right annoying, but just try to be easy on yourself when you can, eh? ❤️
I am working on that! xx
I see you and hear you. I can offer you hot tea and hugs, perhaps a shoulder to cry upon. Breathe into your belly to oxygenate your system before taking the next indicated step. Love to you.
Thank you. The breathing is something I forget to do so I appreciate that xx And the tea and hugs. xx
In my current mid-life malaise/crisis journey, I've discovered there is having a skill, and there is having the skill to move yourself out of your funk/headspace/hopelessness to want to apply the first skill, the thing your so great at. Like you, kind friends tell me I have so much to offer, so many talents. Yet I just see so many reasons -- fear, exhaustion, burnout, cynicism, laziness -- why said skill is at best "meh", at worst painfully awful.
I have no answers. We know what we know, fears and skills alike, all we can do is find our own way, in our own way.
Thank you -- your candid stories are one of the most comforting, resonating things I've found on this journey.
Thank you for such a generous response. Sending you love. x
Thank you 😌
Dear Katy…. I have followed you for a long time now and have always loved reading your stuff. I have nothing particularly useful to say , except that I see you as a pretty marvellous human and am always pleased to catch up with what is happening in your life… that’s probably inadequate I know… but … you are worthy in my eyes, and I hope mostly in your own these days too. Life is pretty shit… you cope! xx
I do cope. I'd like to do better than cope though! Love to you. x
I am so glad that it helps. Sending love. x