When I sit down to write these letters, I often start by thinking about where I’m feeling vulnerable, insecure, or uncertain in my own life.
That’s why I almost encouraged you to embrace the unknown today. Uncertainty is a huge theme for me right now, and I am in the midst of many different leaps into unknown territory. Why not explore this with my readers? Why not share how challenging this is for me and invite them to embrace an unknown of their own?
Yes, yes, that’s all very nice, but here’s the thing — I’ve been embracing the unknown all year long, and I am fucking tired. The unknown is heavy! My back hurts! I want to set the unknown down and give my arms a break.
Are you with me?
Have you been embracing the unknown so long that your arms and back and shoulders are tired, too?
Would you like to set that heavy unknown down for a little while and embrace something or someone else with your newly lightened arms?
I’m going to go embrace my cat. She’s way more fun to cuddle with than a looming, uncertain future — sweeter, fluffier, and far less prickly, too, despite her claws and teeth.
Someone told me the other day ’may we live in precedented times’ and I felt it in my core.
It's good to spend time with the comfortable and familiar. Take a rest. Pet sweet Stella. Read a book you've already read, and make something predictable for dinner.