"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative."
— Anaïs Nin
Growth isn't linear, and neither is survival. Some days you're advocating at city hall. Some days you're crying in your car before work. Some days you're doing both within the same hour. This is what it means to live through historical pressure—we expand where we can, contract where we must, and never apologize for the shape we take to stay whole. Be gentle with your asymmetry today. It's keeping you alive.
Jillian Barnett is a great writer & great friend so of course she’s a Loreate. Happy so see her Stack profiled here 💗
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-jesus-raymundo-walk-into-a-bar-then-the-shit-gets-real
"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative."
— Anaïs Nin
Growth isn't linear, and neither is survival. Some days you're advocating at city hall. Some days you're crying in your car before work. Some days you're doing both within the same hour. This is what it means to live through historical pressure—we expand where we can, contract where we must, and never apologize for the shape we take to stay whole. Be gentle with your asymmetry today. It's keeping you alive.
Right now, I’m writing my own book, so these are totally useful to me. Thank you!❤️
Thank you, Aimee! And let us hope this week brings more good news like yesterday's of a Democrat winning Texas's special election!