You're Anxious?

Probably because you're a human being paying attention

For many years now, I have felt muzzled in my expression and have longed for a safe space to open up. I put a paywall on this newsletter for a variety of reasons, though privacy topped the list by a landslide.

I am a complicated woman with a complicated history. I don’t talk about my past much, and I rarely share anything about my present circumstances unless it fits a specific niche. I’m not an open book. I’m selective about what I share and with whom. I have mastered that whole sharing-all-day-long-without-sharing-anything-thing.

But! I am also a writer. And that pull to share my real thoughts and details about my life as it’s unfolding via my preferred medium: the written word is strong. I would love to write freely and share and engage with the people who see value in what I have to say away from the prying eyes of stalkers, energy vampires, and those gazing upon what I share with an evil eye. I’m still warming up to the idea that this is a safe place to do this.

It is my hope that anyone who finds themselves here finds themselves here in the name of support and goodwill and nothing else.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s move onto the topic of today’s newsletter because