As you evolve from where you once were, you will reach other audiences who need your insight just as much. Also, because you are effective at providing us with meaningful, real insight, we are evolving with you in many ways. Thank you so much Laura, we love you.
"people don't want to hear that we recover." This resonates so much. Thinking back on when I started drinking, in college where I was an English major, I had such a romantic idea of all the writers I admired as being hopelessly consumed by alcohol. And it was so easy to get sucked into thinking that in order to be interesting, or to produce interesting work, you had drink a lot, and be a jerk. It feels silly now to look back on that - I grew adept at finding reasons to justify my behavior. But I had absolutely no interest in reading or listening to anyone who wasn't addicted to something - that would be so boring!
As you evolve from where you once were, you will reach other audiences who need your insight just as much. Also, because you are effective at providing us with meaningful, real insight, we are evolving with you in many ways. Thank you so much Laura, we love you.
"people don't want to hear that we recover." This resonates so much. Thinking back on when I started drinking, in college where I was an English major, I had such a romantic idea of all the writers I admired as being hopelessly consumed by alcohol. And it was so easy to get sucked into thinking that in order to be interesting, or to produce interesting work, you had drink a lot, and be a jerk. It feels silly now to look back on that - I grew adept at finding reasons to justify my behavior. But I had absolutely no interest in reading or listening to anyone who wasn't addicted to something - that would be so boring!