When the going gets tough, I hide.
The email inbox overflows, friends' blogs go unread, this blog goes unwritten.
Shame and guilt kicks in. Enough time passes that it begins to feel un-recoverable. Un-doable.
Scary.
So I add another layer between me and the world.
Unfortunately (or luckily...I can't actually decide which), the pull to come back here is strong. The unhappiness increases until I show up again, somewhere between mortified and sheepish.
Hi!
Okay--the toe has been dipped. That wasn't so bad...
Thanks Joy, Hay, and Kara!! Thanks for reassuring me and encouraging me--it's what keeps me from giving up altogether!!
Posted by: Karen | December 01, 2010 at 02:32 PM
Karen, look at this!!! I hope you are finding the water warm and will be back to splash around. love
Posted by: kara | December 01, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Hi gorgeous :)
Posted by: Hay | December 01, 2010 at 04:07 AM
i'm happy you're writing, though i'm all too familiar with this place too, with the same tendencies.
hi!
Posted by: Thoughtsofjoy | November 30, 2010 at 08:00 PM
Wow that was quick! Oh thank you, Laura! It will (is) getting better...and I'm sure it'll come out in posts (and eventually in an overdue letter)!!
Posted by: Karen | November 30, 2010 at 06:34 PM
Karen! I'm so happy to hear your voice over here. I hope the tough going is getting better!
Posted by: The Other Laura | November 30, 2010 at 06:16 PM