Georgia Vidler, thank you so much for your kind words. You really have a way with communication: every sentence was impactful and meaningful and not a single word was wasted.

You’re right — I still have trouble with the notion that I should be writing about what other people want to read instead of doing what feels and sounds right to me. I really do feel that we all struggle and constantly battle a feeling of inadequacy with our writing. It’s rare for me to come across a piece that I write nowadays where I feel that I have said something worthy enough for other people to read. I feel like I sometimes focus too much on the results and what I “produced”.

I feel most fulfilled when I am writing about the thoughts and realizations that I’d like to write about. I guess I feel like sometimes no one would want to care enough to read it, but back when I first started I never cared about that. I might have become used to caring about external validation that what I say does not align with what I do and how I live my life. I think the feeling comes back when I say what I truly believe and write what I truly think instead of writing something that I know will get attention from others.

Thanks for the thought-provoking comment Georgia. It’s always a pleasure to listen to what you have to say.