Hi Leah. I'm glad to see that you've taken up the pen again. Happily for our times, a small cultural renaissance in long form writing appears to well underway. At its best these venues give us a window into the endless human struggle to make sense of the world and our place
in it. Your own writing - personal, deeply considered, tightly crafted, moral and spiritual in its orientation, logically rigorous but always generous in its attitude toward the other - certainly does that. This work, which you are undertaking in the spirit of "civility, and humility," makes a real contribution, even if your readers are too busy or preoccupied or maybe just lacking in expressional confidence to let you know. Keep going!
And P.S. - You said in your May blog post that you worry you'll disappoint your subscribers if you introduce some kind of discontinuity in the subject matter or domain of concerns in your posts. I personally would recommend ignoring that voice. If you write something beautiful and true for yourself then you've written the right thing.
Thank you, Chris. Your words of encouragement, so thoughtfully and kindly articulated, are both humbling and inspiring. I want you to know it was your brilliant comment on Paul Rossi's essay that finally pushed me that last step to sit at my computer and say something that wasn't simply a response to someone else. So I have you to thank for striking that chord of truth that called me to action, saying out loud what I already knew in my heart. I am grateful to have you in my audience, and I am a huge fan of your clarity, eloquence, and insights. Your final line above is one I plan to copy and keep nearby when I write, as a helpful booster-shot of encouragement for when I need it. Thank you again.
Hi Leah. I'm glad to see that you've taken up the pen again. Happily for our times, a small cultural renaissance in long form writing appears to well underway. At its best these venues give us a window into the endless human struggle to make sense of the world and our place
in it. Your own writing - personal, deeply considered, tightly crafted, moral and spiritual in its orientation, logically rigorous but always generous in its attitude toward the other - certainly does that. This work, which you are undertaking in the spirit of "civility, and humility," makes a real contribution, even if your readers are too busy or preoccupied or maybe just lacking in expressional confidence to let you know. Keep going!
And P.S. - You said in your May blog post that you worry you'll disappoint your subscribers if you introduce some kind of discontinuity in the subject matter or domain of concerns in your posts. I personally would recommend ignoring that voice. If you write something beautiful and true for yourself then you've written the right thing.
Thank you, Chris. Your words of encouragement, so thoughtfully and kindly articulated, are both humbling and inspiring. I want you to know it was your brilliant comment on Paul Rossi's essay that finally pushed me that last step to sit at my computer and say something that wasn't simply a response to someone else. So I have you to thank for striking that chord of truth that called me to action, saying out loud what I already knew in my heart. I am grateful to have you in my audience, and I am a huge fan of your clarity, eloquence, and insights. Your final line above is one I plan to copy and keep nearby when I write, as a helpful booster-shot of encouragement for when I need it. Thank you again.