I hit publish on my first post seven weeks ago. My hands were shaking. I still don't know if I have what it takes. Some days it feels like publishing into a void. But I am learning more about myself in the process than I expected, and I'm starting to think that might be the point — at least for now. The thing that frightens you because it is yours. That line is going on a sticky note.
Seven weeks is still so early, and honestly, I think the fact that your hands were shaking is probably a good sign.
Mine still shake sometimes.
I don't think any of us ever get complete certainty before we hit publish. We just learn to trust ourselves enough to do it anyway.
And I completely relate to what you said about learning more about yourself than expected. Building something of your own has a way of holding up a mirror. Some days that feels uncomfortable, and some days it feels like a gift.
Keep going. Seven weeks from now, you'll know things you couldn't possibly know today.
And thank you for giving that line a home on a sticky note 😊
This really stayed with me. You put language to something that is usually felt but not said, and you do it with a kind of honesty that makes the whole piece land more deeply. I especially appreciated how you held both the practical and emotional side of it, because that’s usually where the truth lives.
Terrifying and clarifying at the same time — yes.
I hit publish on my first post seven weeks ago. My hands were shaking. I still don't know if I have what it takes. Some days it feels like publishing into a void. But I am learning more about myself in the process than I expected, and I'm starting to think that might be the point — at least for now. The thing that frightens you because it is yours. That line is going on a sticky note.
Thank you for this.
Seven weeks is still so early, and honestly, I think the fact that your hands were shaking is probably a good sign.
Mine still shake sometimes.
I don't think any of us ever get complete certainty before we hit publish. We just learn to trust ourselves enough to do it anyway.
And I completely relate to what you said about learning more about yourself than expected. Building something of your own has a way of holding up a mirror. Some days that feels uncomfortable, and some days it feels like a gift.
Keep going. Seven weeks from now, you'll know things you couldn't possibly know today.
And thank you for giving that line a home on a sticky note 😊
Some days the mirror is the whole point. Some days I'm not ready for it. Both are happening at seven weeks.
I suspect that's part of the deal.
The courage to keep looking on the days we're ready.
And the grace to look away on the days we're not.
This really stayed with me. You put language to something that is usually felt but not said, and you do it with a kind of honesty that makes the whole piece land more deeply. I especially appreciated how you held both the practical and emotional side of it, because that’s usually where the truth lives.