"My inner artist can sometimes want to go too far into escaping myself (there’s an invisible boundary between expansion and oblivion, and I’ve never approached it sober before)." Omg, this! I resonated so much. My creativity has really been hard to access, perhaps subconsciously blocked since I gave up entering oblivion. Its been ok but I'm feeling ready to coax it back, slowly, slowly. Thank you for putting it in to words. 💛
Good stuff Allison!! I like how you emphasized the ‘evolution’ of yourself. Right!!I’m not the same person I was yesterday…hopefully!!! Yet, humans hate change!! Fear it!! What a paradox huh? Geez….well, good for you for embracing change!! I really respect you for bringing this to the table!! 🙏
Allison, I had a reasonably successful business blog back in the early 2000s. Thousands of followers—connected to Seth Godin and a bunch of other marketing strategy types. I spoke at blogosphere events. Not one single person from those days crosses over to my recovery or my Substack. Expunged. Cleared. Begin anew each day. Refreshed and ready. Thanks for reminding me of how much I loved then and how much I love the now.
"My inner artist can sometimes want to go too far into escaping myself (there’s an invisible boundary between expansion and oblivion, and I’ve never approached it sober before)." Omg, this! I resonated so much. My creativity has really been hard to access, perhaps subconsciously blocked since I gave up entering oblivion. Its been ok but I'm feeling ready to coax it back, slowly, slowly. Thank you for putting it in to words. 💛
Wonderful! On a similar mission, I've deleted 1000s of images and messages this week. I no longer need them, it's so therapeutic. Sending love ❤️
Good stuff Allison!! I like how you emphasized the ‘evolution’ of yourself. Right!!I’m not the same person I was yesterday…hopefully!!! Yet, humans hate change!! Fear it!! What a paradox huh? Geez….well, good for you for embracing change!! I really respect you for bringing this to the table!! 🙏
So good. ☺️
Allison, I had a reasonably successful business blog back in the early 2000s. Thousands of followers—connected to Seth Godin and a bunch of other marketing strategy types. I spoke at blogosphere events. Not one single person from those days crosses over to my recovery or my Substack. Expunged. Cleared. Begin anew each day. Refreshed and ready. Thanks for reminding me of how much I loved then and how much I love the now.