I'm in awe how you show up and give you generously when you have so much going on in your world. I hope we can be there for you as you have been there for us.
Wishing you a lot of strength, clarity and comfort at this time. xx
Aw thank you Mika - I am doing ok honestly - it's very healing for me to write from this place and be honest in my journey in life and in work.... ✨ appreciate you!
Sending love and hugs to you Claire ♥️ Hope things get better for you all.
Whatever day works for you and whichever day you think will be the most happy for you, I am totally fine with! Love seeing your newsletters in my inbox no matter what day it is 🎉
This is beautiful, your words really resonated and comforted me. I love that no matter what, you always make space for at least "one beautiful thing every day" 👍 I hope things will become easier for you and your family soon. Sending hugs and kind thoughts your way ❤️
This post really touched me. I quitted my job in 2022 and moved from Buenos Aires to Paris, where my daughter was studying. It was an important job, and I was a well established Lawyer and Bioethicist. But there were some changes I didn’t agree with and I left. Two weeks after my arrival in Paris my mother was taken to hospital, and two months later she died. Last year was horrible, and this year started with the ceiling of my house in Buenos Aires collapsing due to a big flooding in the building. My sister took care of everything, walls were painted, the floor was changed, the bathroom was completely renovated; but doesn’t feel like my home anymore. Paris has been difficult since the beginning, I have moved five times in less than two years. But even if I want to go back to the place I left behind, I can’t. It doesn’t exist anymore. My mother is not there, my office belongs to another person and not even my house is the same. I think my anchor is Substack, feels like a new home I am designing, choosing the fonts, the colors; and also writing my posts in English, even if I am a foreigner in that language. I found my anchor in this writing project.
My goodness, the tsunami of life really came for you Betina? Sending so many sparkles your way - I found your comment and your writing very comforting when I read it this week... I hope your words reach many many people. ❤️
So sorry to hear things are so hard. You articulate all the conflicts and contradictions of grief and struggle so beautifully. I agree with someone else’s post, whichever day gives YOU a pick up. Take good care.
Claire, I’m so sorry you’re going through such a challenging time. Drop your anchors and you’ll find your way through. You’re right, our culture is terrible when it comes to human things, truly awful. But we don’t have to follow that. Lots of love to you 🩷
PS I asked my readers which day they wanted my posts, and it was clear, though when I adjusted to this my open rate dropped significantly! 🤷♀️😅
Haha awww man - what are your deliver rates like? Mine are down to 85% - quite frustrating... doing some research behind the scenes to see what I can fathom out... Hope you have a lovely weekend and thanks for being here Kate. ✨
My last two emails dropped from 88% to 68% 😳 I asked the chatbot but didn’t come up with an answer. I did start adding audio then so that might be the issue. Sending my next one with no images or audio which I’ll add in later and see what happens. Thanks Claire, thinking of you and your family! Xx
Yikes ok here's what I'm testing with ... https://www.gmass.co/inbox - chat bot is polite but yeah he doesn't know... some of it is to do with the changes on google mail... the thread I did last Sat got 98% delivery but only sent to 3000 instead of 4000 and he didn't know why either lol
I sent an email with no images or links a couple of weeks ago snd it went up to 98%. I don’t know if it’s a reporting issue or real issue. Will check this out, thanks! Xx
🥲 I love this theme of the anchor! It’s coming up for me loads lately, I see pictures of an anchor everywhere (even on the buttons of an outfit I’d had for ten years and never worn until recent holiday😎).
Been receiving loads of channelled messaging about the feminine and the masculine. When the masculine is supporting and complimenting the feminine, it is anchoring both energies are fully anchored.
I don’t know which day either, maybe one to go within with, feel into which one best suits you?
Dear Claire I'm sorry you're having such a tough time. Your newsletter really resonated with me. I've been having a really difficult time too but 'soldiering on' and trying to keep going like this dramatic shift in our lives hasn't happened. But my brain is tired out. And I've just had a holiday. And so it feels unreasonable of me to still be feeling this way. Why can't I just snap back to it and get on with it?!
I wish I had some wise words to share but it's just this... nothing lasts forever and things settle. We should take care of ourselves with patience and understanding and those closest to us when we can. Nearly 3 years ago I had a nervous breakdown. I truly thought I was broken forever and so did my family. But I came through it. So whatever it is you're facing, you will come through it too. Sending love and kindness your way x
Hmm yes the 'getting on' - there is always so much to get on with yet when our hearts are tender it feels like viewing it all through a rainy window - I gave myself permission to move things from my life, to watch tv while the kids were at school, to slow everything down and I feel a million times better than I did... the fast pace just doesn't fit where sadness lives. Sending love Susan.
Gratefully received thank you Claire. I'm glad to hear there is more ease for you in the simple things. That's where we regain some balance perhaps. Wishing you happiness. With love x
Hi Claire, I am so sorry you have hit this point, unfortunately it is one that can seem so much tougher when you are self employed. You must take care of your self first and foremost. The exceedingly over used very boring analogy is the oxygen masks on the plane. Put yours on first so you can help those you love.
I learnt that the hard way and ended up having a stroke in front of my 15 yr old son. I am not suggesting anything so dramatic will happen to you but be careful. That’s on reason I get upset when I read younger people struggling. Yes you are younger 😁❤️.
Anchors are a great thing. My anchors include walking the dog just him & I, I leave 2 behind, doing a crap painting but not worrying, birdwatching when I can. If I was travelling I would stop at a reserve for an hour. I did get strange looks in my work clothes. Sometimes just 5 minutes mindfulness, very rarely finding an empty field and have a massive sweaty rant. The dog runs off and comes back when I’ve stopped.
Please, please, please look after yourself and take time out, it will all be waiting for you when you return refreshed. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Jo - this is a beautiful anchor and connect for me. I am going to the spa today - heat and reading my new book. Thank you for being here and for sharing your words and wisdom - appreciate you.
Sending love and strength, Claire. So sorry for what you're going through.
My advice for picking the day for your new weekly anchor is to think about when YOU feel you might need a boost. Maybe it's that middle-of-the-week landing point of a Wednesday lunchtime, or a Saturday morning to start the weekend with a high-engagement bang. Pick the day which feels right for you NOW, and that weekly, regular target will quickly establish itself with both your own routine and your readers'.
I post every Saturday and every other Wednesday. Life gets in the way, sure, and my working week is chaotic and highly unpredictable. I'm away a lot with limited internet access, which frustrates me because I can't NOT respond to every comment on a post!
But I have to do what's right for ME. When I first started posting here I picked Saturday because it was the day I was confident I would have the time to engage properly with readers in the comments. Actually, as things stand now, any day would be the same, but I've stuck with Saturday because it's my routine - my target, my anchor.
As for Wednesdays, well, life sometimes gets in the way. Until recently, every Wednesday for three months I had a regular and challenging appointment away from home, and it was really hard work and for a while I felt it was the LAST thing I wanted on those Wednesday mornings to post the latest in my series of letters to Terry. You know what? Posting on those Wednesdays kept me sane. Lifted me up. Kept me going.
Yes, I post things for others to read. But my schedule is mine, and that's what I - and by now, my readers - are used to.
Hugs, sweet girl. Thank you for all that you're doing.
I love that your schedule is yours... I like that intent for this space actually - I love that I know your post will be there if I need it and actually my reading day is Saturday so it works so well for me. Thanks for being here and for your beautiful connect. Have a lovely BH weekend ahead. ✨
I'm in awe how you show up and give you generously when you have so much going on in your world. I hope we can be there for you as you have been there for us.
Wishing you a lot of strength, clarity and comfort at this time. xx
Aw thank you Mika - I am doing ok honestly - it's very healing for me to write from this place and be honest in my journey in life and in work.... ✨ appreciate you!
Wishing you all the best, Claire. This too, shall pass. Your newsletter is inspirational and I'm so glad you're dropping another anchor here!
Thanks so much Zan - that's super kind of you to say - means alot.
Sending love and hugs to you Claire ♥️ Hope things get better for you all.
Whatever day works for you and whichever day you think will be the most happy for you, I am totally fine with! Love seeing your newsletters in my inbox no matter what day it is 🎉
Haha - love that - grateful for our connect thank you Mackenzie - have a beautiful weekend.
This is beautiful, your words really resonated and comforted me. I love that no matter what, you always make space for at least "one beautiful thing every day" 👍 I hope things will become easier for you and your family soon. Sending hugs and kind thoughts your way ❤️
Thank you Eva - that means alot to me.
This post really touched me. I quitted my job in 2022 and moved from Buenos Aires to Paris, where my daughter was studying. It was an important job, and I was a well established Lawyer and Bioethicist. But there were some changes I didn’t agree with and I left. Two weeks after my arrival in Paris my mother was taken to hospital, and two months later she died. Last year was horrible, and this year started with the ceiling of my house in Buenos Aires collapsing due to a big flooding in the building. My sister took care of everything, walls were painted, the floor was changed, the bathroom was completely renovated; but doesn’t feel like my home anymore. Paris has been difficult since the beginning, I have moved five times in less than two years. But even if I want to go back to the place I left behind, I can’t. It doesn’t exist anymore. My mother is not there, my office belongs to another person and not even my house is the same. I think my anchor is Substack, feels like a new home I am designing, choosing the fonts, the colors; and also writing my posts in English, even if I am a foreigner in that language. I found my anchor in this writing project.
My goodness, the tsunami of life really came for you Betina? Sending so many sparkles your way - I found your comment and your writing very comforting when I read it this week... I hope your words reach many many people. ❤️
Thanks Claire!!!!
So sorry to hear things are so hard. You articulate all the conflicts and contradictions of grief and struggle so beautifully. I agree with someone else’s post, whichever day gives YOU a pick up. Take good care.
Thank you Bonnie and for being here lovely.
Claire, I’m so sorry you’re going through such a challenging time. Drop your anchors and you’ll find your way through. You’re right, our culture is terrible when it comes to human things, truly awful. But we don’t have to follow that. Lots of love to you 🩷
PS I asked my readers which day they wanted my posts, and it was clear, though when I adjusted to this my open rate dropped significantly! 🤷♀️😅
Haha awww man - what are your deliver rates like? Mine are down to 85% - quite frustrating... doing some research behind the scenes to see what I can fathom out... Hope you have a lovely weekend and thanks for being here Kate. ✨
My last two emails dropped from 88% to 68% 😳 I asked the chatbot but didn’t come up with an answer. I did start adding audio then so that might be the issue. Sending my next one with no images or audio which I’ll add in later and see what happens. Thanks Claire, thinking of you and your family! Xx
Yikes ok here's what I'm testing with ... https://www.gmass.co/inbox - chat bot is polite but yeah he doesn't know... some of it is to do with the changes on google mail... the thread I did last Sat got 98% delivery but only sent to 3000 instead of 4000 and he didn't know why either lol
I sent an email with no images or links a couple of weeks ago snd it went up to 98%. I don’t know if it’s a reporting issue or real issue. Will check this out, thanks! Xx
🥲 I love this theme of the anchor! It’s coming up for me loads lately, I see pictures of an anchor everywhere (even on the buttons of an outfit I’d had for ten years and never worn until recent holiday😎).
Been receiving loads of channelled messaging about the feminine and the masculine. When the masculine is supporting and complimenting the feminine, it is anchoring both energies are fully anchored.
I don’t know which day either, maybe one to go within with, feel into which one best suits you?
That is pure magic. You are such a wise sage - LOVE this Amber and thank-you.
Ps... I haven't picked a day. Because I'm so scattered I couldn't say which day is best 🙃
haha this made me smile ♥️
Dear Claire I'm sorry you're having such a tough time. Your newsletter really resonated with me. I've been having a really difficult time too but 'soldiering on' and trying to keep going like this dramatic shift in our lives hasn't happened. But my brain is tired out. And I've just had a holiday. And so it feels unreasonable of me to still be feeling this way. Why can't I just snap back to it and get on with it?!
I wish I had some wise words to share but it's just this... nothing lasts forever and things settle. We should take care of ourselves with patience and understanding and those closest to us when we can. Nearly 3 years ago I had a nervous breakdown. I truly thought I was broken forever and so did my family. But I came through it. So whatever it is you're facing, you will come through it too. Sending love and kindness your way x
Hmm yes the 'getting on' - there is always so much to get on with yet when our hearts are tender it feels like viewing it all through a rainy window - I gave myself permission to move things from my life, to watch tv while the kids were at school, to slow everything down and I feel a million times better than I did... the fast pace just doesn't fit where sadness lives. Sending love Susan.
Gratefully received thank you Claire. I'm glad to hear there is more ease for you in the simple things. That's where we regain some balance perhaps. Wishing you happiness. With love x
Hi Claire, I am so sorry you have hit this point, unfortunately it is one that can seem so much tougher when you are self employed. You must take care of your self first and foremost. The exceedingly over used very boring analogy is the oxygen masks on the plane. Put yours on first so you can help those you love.
I learnt that the hard way and ended up having a stroke in front of my 15 yr old son. I am not suggesting anything so dramatic will happen to you but be careful. That’s on reason I get upset when I read younger people struggling. Yes you are younger 😁❤️.
Anchors are a great thing. My anchors include walking the dog just him & I, I leave 2 behind, doing a crap painting but not worrying, birdwatching when I can. If I was travelling I would stop at a reserve for an hour. I did get strange looks in my work clothes. Sometimes just 5 minutes mindfulness, very rarely finding an empty field and have a massive sweaty rant. The dog runs off and comes back when I’ve stopped.
Please, please, please look after yourself and take time out, it will all be waiting for you when you return refreshed. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Jo - this is a beautiful anchor and connect for me. I am going to the spa today - heat and reading my new book. Thank you for being here and for sharing your words and wisdom - appreciate you.
Enjoy 💖❤️
Sending love and strength, Claire. So sorry for what you're going through.
My advice for picking the day for your new weekly anchor is to think about when YOU feel you might need a boost. Maybe it's that middle-of-the-week landing point of a Wednesday lunchtime, or a Saturday morning to start the weekend with a high-engagement bang. Pick the day which feels right for you NOW, and that weekly, regular target will quickly establish itself with both your own routine and your readers'.
I post every Saturday and every other Wednesday. Life gets in the way, sure, and my working week is chaotic and highly unpredictable. I'm away a lot with limited internet access, which frustrates me because I can't NOT respond to every comment on a post!
But I have to do what's right for ME. When I first started posting here I picked Saturday because it was the day I was confident I would have the time to engage properly with readers in the comments. Actually, as things stand now, any day would be the same, but I've stuck with Saturday because it's my routine - my target, my anchor.
As for Wednesdays, well, life sometimes gets in the way. Until recently, every Wednesday for three months I had a regular and challenging appointment away from home, and it was really hard work and for a while I felt it was the LAST thing I wanted on those Wednesday mornings to post the latest in my series of letters to Terry. You know what? Posting on those Wednesdays kept me sane. Lifted me up. Kept me going.
Yes, I post things for others to read. But my schedule is mine, and that's what I - and by now, my readers - are used to.
Hugs, sweet girl. Thank you for all that you're doing.
I love that your schedule is yours... I like that intent for this space actually - I love that I know your post will be there if I need it and actually my reading day is Saturday so it works so well for me. Thanks for being here and for your beautiful connect. Have a lovely BH weekend ahead. ✨
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Ah love, so sorry you are going though hard things. Sending much love from here xxxx I do love the idea of an anchor or 12...
Aww here's to the anchors Lyndsay - they are much needed. Yesterday was lighter. I'm doing ok honestly. Sending love to you. ✨