Every time I have a break, I get new insights into what I want to do! After a holiday, having a friend to stay or even visiting family for a few days, it makes a difference.
Kat, this was the deep breath I didn’t know I needed. The way you honor silence—not as absence, but as a space for realignment—resonates at a cellular level. That line, “Your next step isn’t hidden in more content,” felt like it tapped me on the shoulder.
I’ve been circling that same feeling lately—of needing to retreat not in fear, but in faith. Faith that what’s within has value, if only I’d pause to listen. Your framing of the digital detox not as rebellion but as reclamation is both gentle and powerful.
Looking forward to reading more of your work. You’ve just made “hermit mode” feel like a sacred act.
Yes to all of this! The hard part is figuring out what to do instead. 😂 But I'm at least ok slowing down and being patient with myself now. I was pushing/ nudging myself too much, that ironically, my resistance got too great to overcome. Now I need to give myself space to recover and find a better way to do things. (Not just be financially independent and healthy, but also have time to do the things I love that don't necessarily make money, such as writing fanfiction lol.) No one can decide how we live. We're the only ones who can choose what to do, even if others disagree with our choices.
Every time I have a break, I get new insights into what I want to do! After a holiday, having a friend to stay or even visiting family for a few days, it makes a difference.
Kat, this was the deep breath I didn’t know I needed. The way you honor silence—not as absence, but as a space for realignment—resonates at a cellular level. That line, “Your next step isn’t hidden in more content,” felt like it tapped me on the shoulder.
I’ve been circling that same feeling lately—of needing to retreat not in fear, but in faith. Faith that what’s within has value, if only I’d pause to listen. Your framing of the digital detox not as rebellion but as reclamation is both gentle and powerful.
Looking forward to reading more of your work. You’ve just made “hermit mode” feel like a sacred act.
Yes to all of this! The hard part is figuring out what to do instead. 😂 But I'm at least ok slowing down and being patient with myself now. I was pushing/ nudging myself too much, that ironically, my resistance got too great to overcome. Now I need to give myself space to recover and find a better way to do things. (Not just be financially independent and healthy, but also have time to do the things I love that don't necessarily make money, such as writing fanfiction lol.) No one can decide how we live. We're the only ones who can choose what to do, even if others disagree with our choices.