Sharing in Sonder
Here I am, sitting at my makeshift desk, which was an attempt to carve out a place in my home that was "just for me". My house is a disaster and I have come to learn that its state is directly tied to my mental health. The kids are eating PB&J's; which of course has lead to the hand wringing, tooth gnashing, and yet another layer of guilt to suffocate under. I am not a Pinterest mom. My life isn't generally something you would deem worthy of an Instagram feed. I'm an utter mess sometimes, and the only comforting part is... I know a lot of you are too.
I am starting this blog in the hopes that we can come together to share the stories of our struggles. Of our triumphs, those small shining lights in the darkness. Be real, be raw, be open. Let us share in this human experience. Let us find solidarity in each other's stories, and lift one another up.
You can submit your stories to be posted, you can choose to remain anonymous. Sharinginsonder@gmail.com. Please include in your e-mail whether you would like your name included in the post.
If this takes off I might consider creating a Facebook group or something similar for people to be able to make connections.
sonder n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.
I am starting this blog in the hopes that we can come together to share the stories of our struggles. Of our triumphs, those small shining lights in the darkness. Be real, be raw, be open. Let us share in this human experience. Let us find solidarity in each other's stories, and lift one another up.
You can submit your stories to be posted, you can choose to remain anonymous. Sharinginsonder@gmail.com. Please include in your e-mail whether you would like your name included in the post.
If this takes off I might consider creating a Facebook group or something similar for people to be able to make connections.
sonder n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.
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