What a delight to see one if my favourite thinkers + writers has made the move to substack. My dear Josie- you have made such a difference, the truth you bring to the page, the small mundane realities you transform into tiny majestic wonders that we can capture in a moment. Much love.
Your writing and your art always makes me feel things that my brain struggles to articulate. So I am learning to stop trying to put words to it and just go with the feelings. I have come off twitter for the sake of my sanity, and am glad to still be able to receive your writing through this alternative means. Take care Josie, I think of you often.
Thank you so much, Hope. Social media is definitely changing and more people seem to be pulling away these days. It is doing me good too to spend more time focused on my work rather than lost in the rush of reaction and opinion - I so often come away from Twitter feeling bruised and confused. My hope is that this can be a nice quiet place that we can all still connect! Really glad to have you here xx
Your writing has touched me in a way that few blogs have in recent years. Everyone wants to sell something, but you have given away such wisdom and comfort with your words. You have always had such a lovely way of expressing your connection to the world and life. You echo my own thoughts about the Past, experiencing the 'now' and the attempts to create and work with what you have, despite your tiredness. I'm tired too, due to Fibromyalgia and this has been an exceptionally 'tired' year for me but I realised the other day as I looked across the bench of creative works, I have done a lot. Thank you and best wishes for your dear self to keep bringing what you have.❤️
Ardys thank you. What a beautiful comment. It is so important to keep looking at all the fruits of our year and not just the losses! I know how much dedication and persistence it takes. You are a warrior.
Your writing makes me feel normal in a mad mad world and always increases my self confidence and wonder at the the world you are such a champion of of all of us forgotten, invisible ones and reminds me I am OK, than you Josie, go wellyou are amazing xxx
Josie, your words are precious sparkling jewels that light up these dark times for us. I pray you may find strength to carry on doing so. Sending love and thanks.
Words that touch my soul and resonate deeply. The fear of exposure, in all its messy un-curated form, is something I struggle with. Your words have given me inspiration to look at this from a different perspective. Ever onwards! Thank you so much, Josie, for continuing to share.
Thank you Remley. It feels like this constant tug of war, to share, to hide, to curate, but when you observe it, it is a fascinatingly revealing process.
You have such a beautiful gift for words. I love reading all your posts! This resonated deeply with me, at time when i’m struggling too with my writing and art and how i want to project myself, and all the countless ways i beat myself up internally about my shortcomings. Thank you for reminding me that this too is just a moment.
There is always so much truth in your thoughts and words, thank you so much for sharing them. I find newsletters to be a particularly vulnerable space for writing which can make truth-sharing feel scary but you seem to have built up such a lovely community that it’ll no doubt be met with resonance and appreciation. Hurray for making the move to Substack!
What a delight to see one if my favourite thinkers + writers has made the move to substack. My dear Josie- you have made such a difference, the truth you bring to the page, the small mundane realities you transform into tiny majestic wonders that we can capture in a moment. Much love.
Thank you so much for being here!
Your writing and your art always makes me feel things that my brain struggles to articulate. So I am learning to stop trying to put words to it and just go with the feelings. I have come off twitter for the sake of my sanity, and am glad to still be able to receive your writing through this alternative means. Take care Josie, I think of you often.
Thank you so much, Hope. Social media is definitely changing and more people seem to be pulling away these days. It is doing me good too to spend more time focused on my work rather than lost in the rush of reaction and opinion - I so often come away from Twitter feeling bruised and confused. My hope is that this can be a nice quiet place that we can all still connect! Really glad to have you here xx
Your writing has touched me in a way that few blogs have in recent years. Everyone wants to sell something, but you have given away such wisdom and comfort with your words. You have always had such a lovely way of expressing your connection to the world and life. You echo my own thoughts about the Past, experiencing the 'now' and the attempts to create and work with what you have, despite your tiredness. I'm tired too, due to Fibromyalgia and this has been an exceptionally 'tired' year for me but I realised the other day as I looked across the bench of creative works, I have done a lot. Thank you and best wishes for your dear self to keep bringing what you have.❤️
Ardys thank you. What a beautiful comment. It is so important to keep looking at all the fruits of our year and not just the losses! I know how much dedication and persistence it takes. You are a warrior.
Loved listening to the audio :)
Your writing makes me feel normal in a mad mad world and always increases my self confidence and wonder at the the world you are such a champion of of all of us forgotten, invisible ones and reminds me I am OK, than you Josie, go wellyou are amazing xxx
I appreciate these words so much Annette, thank you.
Josie, your words are precious sparkling jewels that light up these dark times for us. I pray you may find strength to carry on doing so. Sending love and thanks.
Wishes for strength always mean extra much to me, thank you. I shall remember your words next time I'm running low. x
Words that touch my soul and resonate deeply. The fear of exposure, in all its messy un-curated form, is something I struggle with. Your words have given me inspiration to look at this from a different perspective. Ever onwards! Thank you so much, Josie, for continuing to share.
Thank you Remley. It feels like this constant tug of war, to share, to hide, to curate, but when you observe it, it is a fascinatingly revealing process.
You have such a beautiful gift for words. I love reading all your posts! This resonated deeply with me, at time when i’m struggling too with my writing and art and how i want to project myself, and all the countless ways i beat myself up internally about my shortcomings. Thank you for reminding me that this too is just a moment.
There is always so much truth in your thoughts and words, thank you so much for sharing them. I find newsletters to be a particularly vulnerable space for writing which can make truth-sharing feel scary but you seem to have built up such a lovely community that it’ll no doubt be met with resonance and appreciation. Hurray for making the move to Substack!
I am hugely lucky, everyone is always so supportive. It is very vulnerable, but it's always worth it. Thanks for being here, Nadia.
I'm so glad you're here so that I don't miss posts!
Oh I'm glad you're here too! Thank you Jill.
I am so glad to see you back. Thank you for finding a way that is easier to deal with so that you can touch heart and soul.
Thanks Jenni. I've really wanted to write and share more and this feels like a much more achievable way of doing that. Hurray!
Lovely to hear from you again Josie. Your words and art inspire as always. Thank you
Thank you so much for reading!
So good to see you're back, Josie. Beautiful observations written like jewels on the page 🙏
Thank you dear Amro. It always lifts my heart to hear from you xx
Thanks so much for dumping WordPress, which suppresses my comments and a lot of others. It's great you're working despite all, such writing power.
Thanks Liz. Substack does seem so much easier and more accessible for all of us!