Surely I've told you that the hours before I heard you give your story I had thrown in the towel on writing. It had all gone to crap. Whatever I had was no more. I sat on that Red Line resigned, in my most dramatic of all ways, that writing had left me. And then your story. I remember the opening line so very well, "I am angry with my mother," and I sat up, and you gave me the magic back. You showed ME how I wanted to write. You still show me that.
Damn Sonya, good thing I read this before doing my makeup. 😭 Can you even imagine how different our timelines would be without the CC/Exhale space? It was truly a delight to be in the same room as you. Can't wait to do it again!
It's the "as if we have known each other for years" part that I still don't know how to explain and yet I feel it as if I am holding that river stone in my hand. I'm so glad our stories can weave. And I'm really really glad I could make you an old fashioned.
I love this! Moving as much as I have over the past few years especially, and with the pandemic and how it affected our life in Korea, my online friends have felt like my safest bets. I’ve read so much about how “online isn’t real” and frankly, that stung a little because if it were true, I was even more alone than I felt due to circumstances. I am making “IRL friends” now too, of course, but I really love the friends I’ve made online and hope to meet them in person someday. This fueled that flame of hope!
Love this entire proof and that I’m currently makeup free. You are a midwife, and I’ve learned so much from you. Getting to spend so much time with you and tell you IRL how much you’ve impacted me were highlights of the weekend. Thank you for being brave and submitting your first essay and teaching your first class! ❤️
Also, getting to hang out with you specifically IRL ended up being one of the top highlights of my weekend! Thank for all those writing courses and what you’ve done to make C+C and Exhale what they are ❤️.
“Correction: I don’t just write an essay—it doesn’t come out like a fully formed child. It grows and gestates and develops. I feed it and hold it and edit it for months. Months and months and months.” -- phew, I know this feeling all too well 😭❤️ the releasing is the hardest but most rewarding part.
"Because the truth is, we have." 😭♥️🙌🏻
Surely I've told you that the hours before I heard you give your story I had thrown in the towel on writing. It had all gone to crap. Whatever I had was no more. I sat on that Red Line resigned, in my most dramatic of all ways, that writing had left me. And then your story. I remember the opening line so very well, "I am angry with my mother," and I sat up, and you gave me the magic back. You showed ME how I wanted to write. You still show me that.
Damn Sonya, good thing I read this before doing my makeup. 😭 Can you even imagine how different our timelines would be without the CC/Exhale space? It was truly a delight to be in the same room as you. Can't wait to do it again!
I just love all of this so much—the format, the words, getting to meet IRL!
It's the "as if we have known each other for years" part that I still don't know how to explain and yet I feel it as if I am holding that river stone in my hand. I'm so glad our stories can weave. And I'm really really glad I could make you an old fashioned.
I love this! Moving as much as I have over the past few years especially, and with the pandemic and how it affected our life in Korea, my online friends have felt like my safest bets. I’ve read so much about how “online isn’t real” and frankly, that stung a little because if it were true, I was even more alone than I felt due to circumstances. I am making “IRL friends” now too, of course, but I really love the friends I’ve made online and hope to meet them in person someday. This fueled that flame of hope!
Love this entire proof and that I’m currently makeup free. You are a midwife, and I’ve learned so much from you. Getting to spend so much time with you and tell you IRL how much you’ve impacted me were highlights of the weekend. Thank you for being brave and submitting your first essay and teaching your first class! ❤️
I love all of this. 💛💛
I adore this. Also, proofs in geometry were my favorite and now proofs in writing are as well.
Also, getting to hang out with you specifically IRL ended up being one of the top highlights of my weekend! Thank for all those writing courses and what you’ve done to make C+C and Exhale what they are ❤️.
Amazing ❤️😭
You are one of the best writers I know, online and in real life ❤️ Love you. C+C wouldn’t be what it is today without your fingerprints on it.
“Correction: I don’t just write an essay—it doesn’t come out like a fully formed child. It grows and gestates and develops. I feed it and hold it and edit it for months. Months and months and months.” -- phew, I know this feeling all too well 😭❤️ the releasing is the hardest but most rewarding part.
Yes yes yes! This brought tears to my eyes. So good and true. Looking forward to meeting you someday soon!!