“60 is just around the corner, this is not a dress rehearsal. Live in it, find every crumb of joy, savor the 15 minutes.” When I read that, I felt like you’d read my mind--life is short!
Five kind nerds are the ones that will still be there for you when the sun goes (briefly) behind a cloud. Here's to them and to you for your moment in the sun. You will have many more and will deserve every single one.
I'm a person who was going to comment on your last newsletter and say how much I could identify but did not. So I'm commenting on this one! Inhabit, indeed, all the places, all the emotions, all the changes (thank god not always, although sometimes, all at once). I'm inhabiting a new place as well and find that I want to fill it, as its so much more spacious than anywhere I've occupied for the last 20 years. But I'm resisting the urge to "decorate," and instead, wondering, what will come to live with me? what won't? I'm curious and a little excited. Thank you again for prompting my pondering!
Well done on your thing/going viral! It’s lovely that people recognised your great writing. I know you have been talking about inboxes in this but I am most intrigued by how you felt it wasn’t your best writing and that better writing hadn’t got that same attention. There’s something in figuring out what clicks with people. Would be great to know if you have tried to figure out what it was about your piece and whether it has changed anything about how or what you write!? Plus also love your mother...
I love that your 80 year old Mother feels a need to "shake up her life". This gives me great comfort as I am finishing out 68. A switch flipped for me and my wine break became teetotal a few years ago. I say switch but it was more of an agonizing break up with a bad boyfriend. Then I realized this was just the shake up I needed. And now I'm ready for another. Good luck with the inbox. Something about being likeable will take us all where we don't need to go. ❤️🔥
“Like a toddler.” Lol. I just read You Could Make This Place Beautiful! In two nights, inhaled indeed. Cannot wait until friends have finished to compare notes. I am counting myself one of your five nerds even if I’m not 😂 I consistently think you are one of the strongest writers I know 🏆
Followed your recommendation and took a look at Maggie Smith's book ...Oh my goodness, Lisa! Deja Vu! (Think you know what I've been going through, re: divorce etc) Anyway after reading the sample I've ordered it and now I can't wait, until I can settle down tonight and get reading. Thank you. (Ps. can you drop me an email?)
I can relate to the inbox thing. I needed to take some time off to focus on a few things, so turned all my notifications off. It was wonderful for awhile, but then I hardly had anything in my inbox. I fretted what this might say about me! An empty inbox, does that mean nobody LOVES me? We just can't win. lol. I feel you though. Same age, same issues.
“60 is just around the corner, this is not a dress rehearsal. Live in it, find every crumb of joy, savor the 15 minutes.” When I read that, I felt like you’d read my mind--life is short!
A beautiful essay.
Five kind nerds are the ones that will still be there for you when the sun goes (briefly) behind a cloud. Here's to them and to you for your moment in the sun. You will have many more and will deserve every single one.
Hi Lisa,
I'm a person who was going to comment on your last newsletter and say how much I could identify but did not. So I'm commenting on this one! Inhabit, indeed, all the places, all the emotions, all the changes (thank god not always, although sometimes, all at once). I'm inhabiting a new place as well and find that I want to fill it, as its so much more spacious than anywhere I've occupied for the last 20 years. But I'm resisting the urge to "decorate," and instead, wondering, what will come to live with me? what won't? I'm curious and a little excited. Thank you again for prompting my pondering!
Well done on your thing/going viral! It’s lovely that people recognised your great writing. I know you have been talking about inboxes in this but I am most intrigued by how you felt it wasn’t your best writing and that better writing hadn’t got that same attention. There’s something in figuring out what clicks with people. Would be great to know if you have tried to figure out what it was about your piece and whether it has changed anything about how or what you write!? Plus also love your mother...
I love that your 80 year old Mother feels a need to "shake up her life". This gives me great comfort as I am finishing out 68. A switch flipped for me and my wine break became teetotal a few years ago. I say switch but it was more of an agonizing break up with a bad boyfriend. Then I realized this was just the shake up I needed. And now I'm ready for another. Good luck with the inbox. Something about being likeable will take us all where we don't need to go. ❤️🔥
“Like a toddler.” Lol. I just read You Could Make This Place Beautiful! In two nights, inhaled indeed. Cannot wait until friends have finished to compare notes. I am counting myself one of your five nerds even if I’m not 😂 I consistently think you are one of the strongest writers I know 🏆
Excellent. An yes, the inbox angst is real ...
Followed your recommendation and took a look at Maggie Smith's book ...Oh my goodness, Lisa! Deja Vu! (Think you know what I've been going through, re: divorce etc) Anyway after reading the sample I've ordered it and now I can't wait, until I can settle down tonight and get reading. Thank you. (Ps. can you drop me an email?)
I can relate to the inbox thing. I needed to take some time off to focus on a few things, so turned all my notifications off. It was wonderful for awhile, but then I hardly had anything in my inbox. I fretted what this might say about me! An empty inbox, does that mean nobody LOVES me? We just can't win. lol. I feel you though. Same age, same issues.