In case you’re subscribed to my artwork substack you get an electronic mail from me each Monday with a doodle I’ve drawn and some phrases of what I’m pondering. It’s a bit extra earnest than what I write right here as a result of my (extremely beginner) artwork is a device I take advantage of to battle the more durable elements of myself and the world, however each few months I wish to share a letter right here, simply in case you want it. At the moment is a type of day:
Expensive buddy,
I lately examine this psychological research the place individuals who had been positioned on the backside of a hill perceived the hill as being larger and tougher to beat in the event that they had been alone. But when folks had been positioned there with a buddy they perceived the hill as being much less slanted. And in the event that they had been alone however allowed to textual content a buddy they perceived the hill as being even easier to climb. Supposedly it proves that social assist (even nearly) could make a constructive impression on our perceptions and life in methods we will’t even acknowledge. It might probably change our perceptions and our actuality, making it simpler for us to do the exhausting issues.
I take into consideration this research rather a lot once I draw and once I write. I spend a lot time alone as a result of my melancholy and anxiousness are sometimes too loud, however even once I’m sharing scary or exhausting issues I do know that I’m probably not alone…that you’re right here….my invisible buddy and pen pal. I’m so fortunate to have this unbelievable group of people that care. I’m so glad you’re part of it.
You aren’t alone, even when generally it feels prefer it.
“Generally I would like somebody to avoid wasting me from myself.”
Thanks for saving me, time and again. You don’t even know your energy.
Thanks for sitting right here on the backside of the hill with me. You’re the finest firm.
Love,
me
