I am grateful for your vulnerability and appreciate the courage it took to author this. Your testimony is incredibly impactful and I will add you to my prayer board. Thank you again for sharing, Lila.
Not sure if it just came across my Substack feed or if it was recommended by someone I follow. I saw the title, and it made me think of how I've been trying to make friends with my anger—but that my anger is often a mask for sadness. In short, it seemed relevant to my own journey. And, though it was highly specific to you, I found in it something universal.
Wooooooff. My sadness is in the same boat as your sadness.
I have never felt a more profound form grief and sadness and despair before in my life. Nor did I ever think it possible for any human to feel these things so deeply.
It feels nice to be seen.
You know the expression “one door closes so a new one can open?” Well, sometimes it’s hell in the hallway. And I’m in one long dark scary hallway and I’m tripping and stumbling and all the doors are locked and I can’t find this pretty new door that’s supposed to open yet.
Oh Lauren, I hear you clearly. I feel for you. I feel with you. I am grateful that you feel seen by my sharing my own sadness.
Goodness, it can ABSOLUTELY BE HELL IN THE HALLWAY. What a beautiful way to put it. I can only hope that we phoenix the fuck out of there before too long.
Thank you for sharing your special self with me. Thank you for asking for the support you needed from your people. I'm so so so glad that they showed up for you.
I love this so much. I love this so much I have no words other than "I love this so much." Also I love YOU so much. I WANT A SAD LILA! I WANT A LILA ANY WAY SHE IS!
God this was powerful. Random and I’m not a stalker: still doing T’masters? Been procrastinating.
Thank you for sharing that this piece moved you! Toastmasters is a reliable source of joy! Highly recommend!
Thank you for being. Your words mean so much. Truly.
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I am grateful for your vulnerability and appreciate the courage it took to author this. Your testimony is incredibly impactful and I will add you to my prayer board. Thank you again for sharing, Lila.
That is a kindness, Ben, and I thank you for it.
There's no other way! ;-)
There is, but it is un-preferable!
Everyone should read this. Even if not depressed or sad or manic or anything else. The vulnerability is next level. 10/10.
Oh my, this is so beautiful, Trisha. Thank you thank you thank you.
I really needed this today. Subscribed as I am down for all the Lilas.
Gahhh, Eileen, this makes me 🥹 farklempt!
This is a fantastically vulnerable piece of writing.
Jeff, thank you so much for seeing me. How did you find this piece?
Not sure if it just came across my Substack feed or if it was recommended by someone I follow. I saw the title, and it made me think of how I've been trying to make friends with my anger—but that my anger is often a mask for sadness. In short, it seemed relevant to my own journey. And, though it was highly specific to you, I found in it something universal.
Jeff, that was precisely what I hoped for when I wrote it. Thank you.
If at any point you have updates on dating your anger, I’d love to hear any insights you have.
Wooooooff. My sadness is in the same boat as your sadness.
I have never felt a more profound form grief and sadness and despair before in my life. Nor did I ever think it possible for any human to feel these things so deeply.
It feels nice to be seen.
You know the expression “one door closes so a new one can open?” Well, sometimes it’s hell in the hallway. And I’m in one long dark scary hallway and I’m tripping and stumbling and all the doors are locked and I can’t find this pretty new door that’s supposed to open yet.
Sometimes it’s hell in the hallway.
Thanks for shining a light into the hallway.
Oh Lauren, I hear you clearly. I feel for you. I feel with you. I am grateful that you feel seen by my sharing my own sadness.
Goodness, it can ABSOLUTELY BE HELL IN THE HALLWAY. What a beautiful way to put it. I can only hope that we phoenix the fuck out of there before too long.
Thank you for sharing your special self with me. Thank you for asking for the support you needed from your people. I'm so so so glad that they showed up for you.
Thank you, this is beautiful.
Thank you, dear Forrest, for reading, and resonating, and always supporting my work in the world. I love you!
Thank you thank you thank you. Sending all the love to Lila any way she is 💕
You honor me. 🥰 Love gratefully received and beamed back.
I love this so much. I love this so much I have no words other than "I love this so much." Also I love YOU so much. I WANT A SAD LILA! I WANT A LILA ANY WAY SHE IS!
Was it YOU WHO SAID THAT?!!!
You have totally proven that you want a sad Lila, a Lila any way she is, and I could weep with gratitude. Thank you thank you thank you.