I am much stronger at self-flagellation. If I ever manage to encourage myself, the voice is my mom’s in my head. She is in the final stage of Alzheimer’s and most of the time does not know I’m her baby girl, but her voice lives on in my mind. I’m not sure I realized that until you asked, so thank you. When I need to encourage myself, maybe I should ask what Mom would say to me in the moment. ❤️🩹🫂 I pray for you and C. I’m so sorry for all you are suffering.
I love the title ‘Writing Through The Storm’ For the past three decades I have gone through many storms of my life clenching my journal so much so that now I can live without my loved one but can’t live without my journal.
I turn my writing into books, via Substack ‘Everything Is A Book.’ I am writing my memoir there at the moment. Why I am sharing this here? Because like you and Taylor Swift, I too discovered I can’t control what’s happening outside of me but I can control what I write. Loved today’s post Esme. Thank you for it.
What a beautiful title for this book. I have been inconsistent with my journaling habit for a few years now, always either binge-journaling when I'm a mess, or in a fog of not journaling at all until it's over. Hoping to do this journal prompt soon.
What is your relationship like with self-encouragement?
I am much stronger at self-flagellation. If I ever manage to encourage myself, the voice is my mom’s in my head. She is in the final stage of Alzheimer’s and most of the time does not know I’m her baby girl, but her voice lives on in my mind. I’m not sure I realized that until you asked, so thank you. When I need to encourage myself, maybe I should ask what Mom would say to me in the moment. ❤️🩹🫂 I pray for you and C. I’m so sorry for all you are suffering.
I love the title ‘Writing Through The Storm’ For the past three decades I have gone through many storms of my life clenching my journal so much so that now I can live without my loved one but can’t live without my journal.
I turn my writing into books, via Substack ‘Everything Is A Book.’ I am writing my memoir there at the moment. Why I am sharing this here? Because like you and Taylor Swift, I too discovered I can’t control what’s happening outside of me but I can control what I write. Loved today’s post Esme. Thank you for it.
What a beautiful title for this book. I have been inconsistent with my journaling habit for a few years now, always either binge-journaling when I'm a mess, or in a fog of not journaling at all until it's over. Hoping to do this journal prompt soon.