Hello.
It’s been a while since I wrote to you. Four months to be exact.
(!)
I almost feel guilty for coming here and writing because you subscribed to this newsletter and I feel like I’ve abandoned you. Hopefully, you’ll still want to hear from me after this. If not, I appreciate you being here until now.
First, an update.
In the last 4 months, so many things have happened. I completed a hard-core travel nursing contract and made around $75K in 7 weeks. I worked 50+ hours a week for three months. I got sick twice (COVID finally got to me after all these years). I travelled to Las Vegas in July and NYC two weeks ago and loved it.
My husband and I are moving to a house!
We bought a car!
I’m still trying to get YouTube off the ground.
Right now, I’m staying at my in-law’s place before we move into the new house in two days.
Those are the biggest things that have happened.
I stopped writing consistently and I feel like life is passing by me. I’ve had this realization that whenever I create, time suddenly feels slower, but in a good way.
I guess writing this newsletter is a way for me to slow time again.
I wish I could tell you that my big update is I finally figured out what I’m doing online. But truth be told, I’m still as lost. I didn’t exactly use the 4 months to “reflect” or whatever else creators do when they stop creating.
For me, I got distracted by the fun stuff in real life.
I feel jealous whenever I see people online with so much growth. But maybe, I just love my real life so much that I have to learn to be okay to stagnate in other parts of my life.
I don’t know how often I’ll be writing to you again, or when the next time will be.
But I thought this newsletter could be a nice way to ease into the writing world again.
I’ve always said this to myself, and maybe you know the feeling.
Without writing, my soul feels empty.
And I guess it’s been empty for a while so I need to fill it up again.
I hope you’re still here until the next time.
Now tell me,
what was your biggest realization in life in the last 4 months?
J
Jerine, I can fully resonate with what you’ve been through on writing.
I also lost my consistency with my small newsletter.
And life has been rushing fast, just trying to slow down the pace and get back to my rhythm.
I had some realizations lately:
- health is above everything! Life is short but if I don’t look after my health, it may become even shorter.
- I shall listen to my gut feeling much more than in the past year. Logical thinking is good but can be a dream-killer.
- I needed to stop proving my worth towards people.
- Change is scary, discomfort can be painful but they eventually lead to better things in life. That’s why I gave up my “discomfortable comfort” in Hungary and moving to Greece right now (for a while).
Don’t feel ashamed about this 4-month hiatus! I’ll certainly stay here & be looking forward to reading more from you! 🙌🏻
Hey Jerin, that's a nifty article and covers what's important. I would love to know how many writers have started a newsletter in Substack in the past three years. I asked and Substack said it was a secret. Of that number, I would love to know how many have experienced life and death events that override our ambitious and heartfelt intentions to write consistently?