Last month I was sitting in a Barnes and Noble reading magazines about writing and looking for both inspiration and refuge. My left hand was blue from where a nurse had tried his best to place an IV, but the catheter wouldn’t thread. It hurt, I hurt.
It’s incredibly hard to recognize when we need to step back and take care of ourselves. The culture we are surrounded by doesn’t acknowledge that running at top speed for years isn’t something that everyone can support. Even more, it doesn’t seem to understand that we don’t need to be productive every second of the day.
I struggle to deal with the fact that I have a chronic breathing issue; that my normal is significantly different from other people. I have never been more aware of that than during this past year. I went through more than six months without writing anything. The day I actually wrote a blog post became a day to celebrate. I have barely gotten back to writing things longer than a few paragraphs another six months on from that.
Thank you for recommitting to yourself and being so open about it.
Thank you for this article, sharing yourself, your struggles, and how you're overcoming them regarding writing. You encourage me to reset and recommit to my own journey.
This is so beautiful, Porscha! Thank you so much for sharing your words with the world and for taking up space! I loved reading this (especially the last paragraph!) and I'm so looking forward to your future newsletters! <3
It’s incredibly hard to recognize when we need to step back and take care of ourselves. The culture we are surrounded by doesn’t acknowledge that running at top speed for years isn’t something that everyone can support. Even more, it doesn’t seem to understand that we don’t need to be productive every second of the day.
I struggle to deal with the fact that I have a chronic breathing issue; that my normal is significantly different from other people. I have never been more aware of that than during this past year. I went through more than six months without writing anything. The day I actually wrote a blog post became a day to celebrate. I have barely gotten back to writing things longer than a few paragraphs another six months on from that.
Thank you for recommitting to yourself and being so open about it.
You are an extremely talented and inspiring writer,. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I look forward to reading more.
Powerful and vulnerable and so lovely to read. Something so personal but also almost universal. Something I needed desperately to read. ❤❤
Thank you for this article, sharing yourself, your struggles, and how you're overcoming them regarding writing. You encourage me to reset and recommit to my own journey.
Thank you!
This is so beautiful, Porscha! Thank you so much for sharing your words with the world and for taking up space! I loved reading this (especially the last paragraph!) and I'm so looking forward to your future newsletters! <3