Stepping back and taking stock
Sometimes stuff needs to be figured out all over again
Whelp, it looks like the content of my last three post did not go over terribly well, as this newsletter has shed around 40 subscribers over the last six weeks or so.
Not sure how to interpret this—perhaps this form of recovery is a bit too radical for some folks. Or just uninteresting. 🤷♀️
In any case, it’s time to take stock and figure out the way forward.
I appreciate all of you who have stuck with me, and who send me messages of encouragement and gratitude. That means a lot. 🙏
One thing the aforementioned therapy has done for me is to clear up so many things in my head. It’s like going in and putting files that have been scattered everywhere back in their correct places.
This requires a re-assessment of just about everything, including where to put my energy.
I’m not looking for reassurance, or sympathy, or approval, or any of that stuff. I know what I am doing is enormously important, for myself and the world around me—just not sure it’s important to write about it here. 😉 Or what is important to write about here.
I just wanted to give you a little heads-up. Thanks for giving me breathing space while I figure it all out.
Super photo clean-up hack: Type the date into your photo app’s search box to get all the photos you have taken that day, and delete any you don’t want to keep. It’s far less overwhelming than going in and trying to clean up your library all at once. Bonus: you get to find gems that you’d forgotten about, like this photo. Hmm … perhaps the way forward is to post life hacks I find on the internet ..?
I have read your posts and found them very interesting. For me, at this point in my healing, it is extremely helpful to read about someone going down the path I'm considering for myself. I am very grateful that you have been this open about this, because it is a bit taboo I think, for a lot of people. I guess the people who unfollow you aren't ready for this kind of honesty. I am 100% sure after reading your posts that I will pursue this in the future. Not tomorrow, maybe not even next year, but sometime within the next five years, and your experience has 100% helped me to become sure of this. It is not legal where I live, so I will need to get help to get it done, and now I'm am sure I will find someone who can help me. So thank you Alda. I hope you continue to talk about this. Isn't it better to find the few it resonates with, than a lot of people who aren't ready? That's what I think.
I think this sounds foreign to so many people and their fears maybe cause them to shut the door on this rather than engage further. And that sucks. And I don't want you to stop sharing on here 🫶🏽 but of course, where you put your energy is what matters the most! 🧡