Aug 5, 2022Liked by lauren deborah | she/they ๐๐
Truthful, honest, raw & a great insight into us humans into todays substackโฆalso a great analysis of how many are quick to judge rather than understandโฆA great friday piece LD ๐๐
Sorry about your pet bird but happy to hear your nan & pop have new birds in their lives ๐& I love that they call them after their own names ๐๐ฅฐ #cuteness
Aug 10, 2022Liked by lauren deborah | she/they ๐๐
Late to reading this time, delighted to catch up!
In the past few years, I've started to see how deeply I internalized other people's expectations as my own, to the point that I cannot answer the question "What you want for dinner?" without considering what the people near me might want / need / could want or need; and if I can just figure that out ASAP, in silence, with stealth, then everything will be okay; and if everything is okay, then I will have done my job! Expectations met!!
So many of the past weeks have felt like a daily unweaving practice: picking apart a thought to see where it leads, if it leads somewhere that I can identify, or if it is, per my therapist, "old shit." (There is a lot of old shit.) I'm learning that gentleness is the gift and the goal, especially when I can't see it right now.
Sending all my best for the medication adjustment to ease up on you! Wishing lots of naps as needed & excellent hat acquisition.
Truthful, honest, raw & a great insight into us humans into todays substackโฆalso a great analysis of how many are quick to judge rather than understandโฆA great friday piece LD ๐๐
Sorry about your pet bird but happy to hear your nan & pop have new birds in their lives ๐& I love that they call them after their own names ๐๐ฅฐ #cuteness
Lovely and thoughtful essay. ๐
1. Being told youโre in a bad mood is like someone telling you to relax or calm down. Aarrggghh!
2. โYour opinion of me is none of my business.โ Life changing words heard in a meeting long ago. You got this.
3. Swim every day. Rebirth.
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Late to reading this time, delighted to catch up!
In the past few years, I've started to see how deeply I internalized other people's expectations as my own, to the point that I cannot answer the question "What you want for dinner?" without considering what the people near me might want / need / could want or need; and if I can just figure that out ASAP, in silence, with stealth, then everything will be okay; and if everything is okay, then I will have done my job! Expectations met!!
So many of the past weeks have felt like a daily unweaving practice: picking apart a thought to see where it leads, if it leads somewhere that I can identify, or if it is, per my therapist, "old shit." (There is a lot of old shit.) I'm learning that gentleness is the gift and the goal, especially when I can't see it right now.
Sending all my best for the medication adjustment to ease up on you! Wishing lots of naps as needed & excellent hat acquisition.