I can relate. Especially to the self-punishment. There is an amount of surrender and radical acceptance that you need to develop. Let go of ego. I would edit where you refer to a child as “it”. Otherwise, very vulnerable and honest. It takes time and doing hard work for us to get there. Thank you for sharing.
"you’re just supposed to be you" perfectly encompasses it!! i loved this post and how it feels like a love letter to yourself as you find out, acknowledge and vow to follow what you are and want to be.
Wow. I saw so much of my personal struggles through you in this article- it felt like I was reading a page out of a journal not my own. But I resonate, in ways you described unimaginably well.
So over trying to justify myself to people who didn't care about the justification to begin with- they only cared about the hurt that is causes me. Over it tbh.
i felt every word on this
You are brilliant.
I can relate. Especially to the self-punishment. There is an amount of surrender and radical acceptance that you need to develop. Let go of ego. I would edit where you refer to a child as “it”. Otherwise, very vulnerable and honest. It takes time and doing hard work for us to get there. Thank you for sharing.
"you’re just supposed to be you" perfectly encompasses it!! i loved this post and how it feels like a love letter to yourself as you find out, acknowledge and vow to follow what you are and want to be.
Wow. I saw so much of my personal struggles through you in this article- it felt like I was reading a page out of a journal not my own. But I resonate, in ways you described unimaginably well.
So over trying to justify myself to people who didn't care about the justification to begin with- they only cared about the hurt that is causes me. Over it tbh.
This letter is just perfect.
ugh, so so good. you're an amazing writer!
https://sonderingswan.substack.com/p/time?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 Would love for you to read.. :)
what a phenomenal read. it was like you perfectly verbalized everything i’ve been dealing with and trying to learn recently. healing piece.
thank you for saying that <3 and for reading. wishing you the best!
ugh absolutely loved. Added to my collection of articles that feel grounding to revisit when things feel shaky. thanks for sharing <3
thank you for reading :’)
So so true
i loved this and will definitely be coming back to this
It's those thumbnails that makes me save this for later!
This found me when I needed it most. Thank you x
I’m so glad. I wish I had found a read like this when I needed it :’)
This 🤍
This is by far my favorite Substack I’ve read. I keep coming back to read it again. Keep going Hannah Cao!!
thank you so much 🫂 that's so sweet of you to say!