I feel like I'm still in the process of learning some of these lessons, and it's nice to hear that they *are* learnable. I realized earlier this year that I have never had a strong sense of self, which explains my lifelong reckless pursuit of external validation. The past eight months have been scary and instructive, and sometimes I wonder if the platonic ideal of internal validation is even something I *can* achieve.
"Silence is not rejection and attention is not love" is beautifully succinct. I'm definitely stealing that phrase going forward.
Thanks for writing this, Molly! It brought me comfort to read it.
I feel like I'm still in the process of learning some of these lessons, and it's nice to hear that they *are* learnable. I realized earlier this year that I have never had a strong sense of self, which explains my lifelong reckless pursuit of external validation. The past eight months have been scary and instructive, and sometimes I wonder if the platonic ideal of internal validation is even something I *can* achieve.
"Silence is not rejection and attention is not love" is beautifully succinct. I'm definitely stealing that phrase going forward.
Thanks for writing this, Molly! It brought me comfort to read it.
This feels like it was written for me today. Exactly what I needed to read. Thank you.