This is absolutely stunning, Sara. Not only the content, but the style and presentation.
As a fellow Substacker, I get wrapped up in the need to have a definitive message or takeaway, but you just offered essentially five seeds ripe for planting.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s inspiring. And on a personal level, it offers me (and other writers, I’m sure) permission to not feel the need to “pause” my newsletter when I get too busy, even. That it’s more than just okay to provide condensed musings, especially when they’re done so beautifully.
This --> The season, environmentally, is for me one of comforting the body. Candles at breakfast, warm textiles everywhere, hot water bottles under the bed linens, soups and stews, poetry, singing, crying, salt-laden baths a few times a week, invigorating walks no matter the weather, and more sleep. It is also about comforting the bodies of other people by sharing my time, my attention, my hands, my culinary skills, my love, and my hopeful determination. <-- Sounds lovely.
This is absolutely stunning, Sara. Not only the content, but the style and presentation.
As a fellow Substacker, I get wrapped up in the need to have a definitive message or takeaway, but you just offered essentially five seeds ripe for planting.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s inspiring. And on a personal level, it offers me (and other writers, I’m sure) permission to not feel the need to “pause” my newsletter when I get too busy, even. That it’s more than just okay to provide condensed musings, especially when they’re done so beautifully.
I love your writing so much, Sara! Thank you!
Yes, yes, yes to all of the above.
This --> The season, environmentally, is for me one of comforting the body. Candles at breakfast, warm textiles everywhere, hot water bottles under the bed linens, soups and stews, poetry, singing, crying, salt-laden baths a few times a week, invigorating walks no matter the weather, and more sleep. It is also about comforting the bodies of other people by sharing my time, my attention, my hands, my culinary skills, my love, and my hopeful determination. <-- Sounds lovely.
Beautiful.