I so feel this!! It feels like it's neither of our faults honestly [I'm still blaming myself, at least]! Capitalism tells us we'll finally be happy if we have more eyes on us, but that's pretty much never the case! The happiness comes from within. We don't want more eyes, we want hands reaching out! I think it's really valid to want deeper connection even if it does go against the grain, humans are supposed to be social creatures after all!! But that's just my two cents, I'm glad we got to connect!! And I definitely never want to go viral again haha
This. I never want to alienate myself from those I care about just because I'm growing and motivated to keep pushing. I want people who grow with me!! I deserve people who grow with me and stick around for the connection!! And I have those people!
I've had that empty feeling before, when I went viral for the first time so, this healed something in me. I used to think that that's what I wanted and needed, but I really always have been after connection. And I have that. I want to be more grateful. Thank you!
Thank YOU for reading and commenting! I'm trying to lean into the connection with folks who resonate with my writing rather than pull away, which is my pattern. Hearing that you went viral and still felt empty is super helpful for me to hear. That rock star part of me still thinks that if I just go viral, I'll be happy and fulfilled. But I know that's not true.
The way I RAN to read this after reading the title 😂
The way I ran to read this because you restacked it and the title 😂
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I so feel this!! It feels like it's neither of our faults honestly [I'm still blaming myself, at least]! Capitalism tells us we'll finally be happy if we have more eyes on us, but that's pretty much never the case! The happiness comes from within. We don't want more eyes, we want hands reaching out! I think it's really valid to want deeper connection even if it does go against the grain, humans are supposed to be social creatures after all!! But that's just my two cents, I'm glad we got to connect!! And I definitely never want to go viral again haha
This. I never want to alienate myself from those I care about just because I'm growing and motivated to keep pushing. I want people who grow with me!! I deserve people who grow with me and stick around for the connection!! And I have those people!
I've had that empty feeling before, when I went viral for the first time so, this healed something in me. I used to think that that's what I wanted and needed, but I really always have been after connection. And I have that. I want to be more grateful. Thank you!
Thank YOU for reading and commenting! I'm trying to lean into the connection with folks who resonate with my writing rather than pull away, which is my pattern. Hearing that you went viral and still felt empty is super helpful for me to hear. That rock star part of me still thinks that if I just go viral, I'll be happy and fulfilled. But I know that's not true.