Hi friend,
Have you ever stopped to think about how scary certain things are in life?
If you haven’t, don’t. I don’t recommend forcing yourself to overthink.
If you have, WHEW. There are so many terrifying things!
I know… some of you might be rolling your eyes here. How can an almost 30-year-old woman think that sending a text or going outside the house or writing something is scary???
But we don’t judge here. Simple life actions, when thought about, can be completely scary.
But here’s the thing: so many of us are doing things scared. I’m writing this to you, scared to open up and have it fall flat. Maybe you’re reading this scared of what’s to come in your life today.
We’re all scared. We’re doing it anyway.
with warmth + love,
N
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When was the last time you played with creativity? give it a try!
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🌱 do
Whenever I’m particularly scared to do that thing, I start with a brain dump. Listing out all the things I’m afraid of, the things I need to do to break down the thing and make it less scary, all the things that could happen… here’s a good LifeHacker piece on the concept in general.
Essentially: get it all out of your head (yes, everything), work through the list of what comes out, take it one step at a time.
🔮 looking ahead
on building social media detox!
Thank you all so much for such kind feedback over the last few weeks! Still no updates from me, but wanted to remind you that your opinions + feedback are so deeply appreciated + welcomed!
Leave me a note if anything’s on your mind. Thanks for being on this adventure with me 🤍