Been doing LOTS of thinking about turning 50 tomorrow. I had a really hard night a few days ago, related to chronic illness stuff, and sometimes in these moments stuff just spills out. I told Greg that in all this recovery work, digging yourself out a very old mess, I kept hoping to find this inner PHYSIQU... eilloh.net

@hollie I know someone who had that as their mantra for quite a while … "I’m enough." Seems excellent to me. 😁

@hollie thank you for sharing this

@binarydigit Oh gosh, thank you for that! :)

@Miraz I love that, a mantra. Make it right into a mantra. When I say it, I can feel it settling, like pebbles thrown into the water, sinking down, tumbling over themselves. It feels nice.

@aeryn Oh you're so welcome!

@hollie You are enough, and gentleness is part of the fight.

@hollie Thank you for sharing. Sounds like you have a great partner. and Happy (early?) birthday to you 🎂

@hollie Gentleness is subversive in that it can achieve outcomes that people think can only be achieved by fighting.

@hollie Gentleness is world-changing.

@KimberlyHirsh Thank you! That's a wonderful sentiment.

@val Thank you! :)

@binarydigit Thank you! It's been a lovely day! :D

@annahavron I have secretly wondered about this! :) I believe you're right.

@JohnBrady I hope so. :)

@hollie happy birthday 🥳 (and what a great sentiment to start your 50s with)

@alpower Oh thank you! :)

@hollie That is a wonderful and healthy sentiment as you welcome your 50th year, fifty trips around the sun! And as others have commented, gentleness is its own strength. Gentleness in our world is both resistance and perseverance. Even from a distance you make my life better with the words and images you share. Looking forward to your future adventures. 🥰