As always, an engaging and challenging read, Carrie. For the record, I have a bunch of drafts of comments I’ve started on several of your posts that I never got round to finishing because I always think they deserve a more considered response than ‘nice work!’ or whatever, but I’m not very disciplined at putting in the deserved effort, so please know that when I hit the like button it’s more than just a reflex. This one *may* provoke a post of my own, as it touches on what I think may be the heart of why I haven’t quite got round to committing to being a ‘professional’ writer despite having the desire, the time, and and the full deck of privilege cards to have potentially made it happen.
Thanks, Ant. I too often write responses to others' posts and then don't send, or not the full thing! This one was meant to be provocative - and if it provokes a post from you all the better - the kind of writerly collaboration I'm looking for!
Thank you, Carrie, for challenging us all to reconsider the stories we tell and who we put at the centre, if anyone. Making the shift from I to We or Ego to Eco might be the most important thing we can do - together. 💗
As always, an engaging and challenging read, Carrie. For the record, I have a bunch of drafts of comments I’ve started on several of your posts that I never got round to finishing because I always think they deserve a more considered response than ‘nice work!’ or whatever, but I’m not very disciplined at putting in the deserved effort, so please know that when I hit the like button it’s more than just a reflex. This one *may* provoke a post of my own, as it touches on what I think may be the heart of why I haven’t quite got round to committing to being a ‘professional’ writer despite having the desire, the time, and and the full deck of privilege cards to have potentially made it happen.
Thanks, Ant. I too often write responses to others' posts and then don't send, or not the full thing! This one was meant to be provocative - and if it provokes a post from you all the better - the kind of writerly collaboration I'm looking for!
Thank you, Carrie, for challenging us all to reconsider the stories we tell and who we put at the centre, if anyone. Making the shift from I to We or Ego to Eco might be the most important thing we can do - together. 💗
Thanks Vishwam! Great to be in touch again. I love the switch from Ego to Eco 🙏
Carrie, Ant's comment has said it all! Thank you for this thought-provoking piece. It certainly provides me with some promising journaling prompts.
Thanks, Sofia. And if you ever share the journaling that comes from those prompts I'd love to read! :)