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Nicola Willis's avatar

Your writing and presence in the world gives me a deep feeling of relief. I struggle to comment or respond much these days due to my general overwhelm, and fear that my response will not seem sincere or adequate - I have many times wanted to comment here but the words didn't come through to the page. I just want to say I feel glad when I see your new post come up in my inbox. The way you write and think makes me feel happy deep inside. And it makes me feel relieved that there's someone out there a bit like me. ❤️

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marn wong's avatar

Hey Nicola. I, too, can sense we might be a little alike. I’m happy you reached out despite the hesitation. I often stay quiet when I feel like other people have better words than I do. It was difficult not being understood or bullied growing up, especially for my ‘weird’ comments. I began only expressing my opinions… really during pandemic. When the world as we knew it was burning. (And ain’t it still). No one cared I realise. And that’s freeing. I felt like the animals that went into the city because the humans were gone. What I’m trying to say, I guess, is that Nicola. You are perfect as you are. This might be a cliche but I didn’t mean it this way. No mud, No Lotus 🪷❤️

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Nicola's avatar

❤️🌎

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Nicola's avatar

Thank you

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Nicola's avatar

❤️❤️❤️🪷

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Valorie Furlano's avatar

I will always love your posts Marn. Some have helped save my sanity in an insane world. Keep up the great work my friend! Big hugs to you!!!🤗🤗🤗😊💙🖤💙

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marn wong's avatar

Thank you for cheering me on Valorie and it appears I might have yours. Love

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JazzyLittleNeedle's avatar

Hello Marn. I think it takes big balls to express yourself in these interwebs. My new year resolution is to read more of your substack posts (emails?). I look forward to Noisybeak 2.0.

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marn wong's avatar

not gonna lie, if I skipped a week or two, it’s hard to climb back up. For peeps like us whose default is silence, this is training. To take up space in the world. Because we are not accidents. We are destiny.

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Linda Smith's avatar

Being your honest self is all you ever need to be, beautiful Marn. Both for yourself and for others. Showing us your world, including all of the struggles, helps us to empathise and understand, and it helps us to feel some much needed catharsis because we all struggle too. Thank you for reaching out and gifting your experiences and perspectives - for gifting yourself - so that we can be here too.

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marn wong's avatar

Hey Linda, once in a while I seek out a movie just to cry to, to feel the heart ache so I know it well, where it is, grow it big. We will all make it, because we are not alone.

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Linda Smith's avatar

I do that too, more and more often these days. I'm grateful you are here.

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