So there’s this weird thing.
I want people to read my blog. I like the attention and the likes and the comments (not gonna lie, dopamine is one hell of a ‘drug’). And I just started sharing this blog with mom friends and locals that I actually see in real life. And I think they might actually read this. Which is awesome, right?! I appreciate the support and it’s a rush and I want to work on my writing, create some space for me, and express my feelings.
But.
I’m worried I’ll be judged. Ripped apart. Either in comments, or worse, silently and behind my back.
It’s the feeling where I put myself out there by writing something emotional and hard and true…and then immediately after hitting the ‘publish’ button, I want to take it back. Because people are going to see whiny and weak and selfish instead.
I know what this feeling is called. It’s called vulnerability. And I’ve come to know that when I feel this feeling, I’m taking a risk. Putting myself out there. Which means I open myself up…to the bad AND the good.
What if people actually like my writing? What if they see courage and authenticity? What if some publisher wants to give me a million dollar advance on a book deal and a free nanny for a year?!?! (One can dream…)
So I’m going to take Brene Brown’s advice and name the gremlins* (like I did above). And then I’m gonna keep writing and keep posting, and tell those gremlins to go fuck themselves.
Because as long as I am writing what’s true and productive and respectful, then I am writing for me and no one else.
And I (and my writing) are enough. (I think I need to type that a few more times before I believe it fully.)
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
I am enough.
*gremlins are the word Ms. Brown uses to describe the shame voices that tell you you’re unworthy of love and connection.
NaBloPoMo Day 9
Psychobabble 