A Book Review: Loved one
A book about mourning, about being funny about it, and about learning to live alongside it
August 9: The Things I Forgive Myself For
August 9 — The Things I Forgive Myself For (9/18)
August 4: Things I Don't Give Myself Credit For
August 4: Things I Don't Give Myself Credit For (4/18)
August 1: Dear Me, Right Now
18 Love Letters
I wanted to write a long, extensive love letter to myself for my birthday. And I wanted to make August very special for me. In recent years I've really learned to sit with myself, to understand me and enjoy my own company. I genuinely crave this closeness to myself, and when life becomes crowded and fast-paced, I miss me. So I asked ChatGPT to create 18 prompts, one to write to myself each day until my birthday (August 18), which would eventually add up to the extensive love letter. I want to publish it here for a few reasons. One, so that I commit to continuing. And more importantly, so that I have it cemented somewhere, a place I can revisit and read whenever I need to.
Here's day 1: