VALIDATION IS THE OPPOSITE OF REJECTION
NEITHER OF THEM MEAN SHIT, THEY ARE JUST FEELINGS THAT PASS THROUGH US LIKE ANY OTHER. IF U HAV A SECURE SENSE OF SELF U WILL PAY NO ATTENTION TO EITHER, AND WORK OUTWARDS FROM A STATE OF WHOLENESS. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT THO.* IT REQUIRES DEFT NAVIGATION THROUGH YOUR EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE.
IF YOURE INSECURE, WELL, ENTIRE WORLDS HAVE BEEN CRUSHED UNDER THE FEET OF PPL WHO CHASE ONE AND RUN AWAY FROM THE OTHER.
(I AM SORRY THERE’S BEEN NO STORIES RECENTLY. I’VE BEEN WORKING ON IT SLOWLY + ITS ALL FINE AS USUAL)
*it’s not that hard by the way. it requires no more than a willingness to feel a bit uncomfortable like, 3% of the time.
Ugh we love this Iona! Your writing really resonated with us. We had some similar thoughts on the article if you are interested in hearing them: https://open.substack.com/pub/genumagazine/p/you-dont-need-to-be-seen-to-be-significant?r=q5tm1&utm_medium=ios