I truly relate to this. I’ve always struggled to create content on demand or batch my content. In order to be authentic, I must feel inspired to create or share or write. A performance without feeling lacks the shine you so eloquently describe. Thank you!
Thankfully it’s still entirely up to us what writer/content creator we want to become and we can decide what’s sustainable for us and genuinely help us become better & grow (deep inside, ignoring vanity metrics)
I loved this. It made me think of one of the first pieces I wrote about authenticity — how easily it becomes a performance, but also how easily we mistake our old patterns, wounds, and survival mechanisms for our “real self.”
Your line about not being dish soap made me smile, but it also lands deeply. We don’t shine because the audience confirms it. We shine when we feel it from within.
You made me curious about your piece on authenticity, love the fact you specifically named rotten Instagram. Substack is not perfect, but there is space for depth and meaningful conversations.
Hi Lucy, yes. Theres is no perfect platform but we can find one that is better fitting. Looking forward to yoir feedback on tbe article. Happy that we connected here.
Thank you Lucy. This is very poignant for me right now and it is because I started my own company which is a requirement for me to "sell" myself to stay "relevant." God I love the air quote understanding of being over 40 :)
It also reminds me of when I was doing my undergrad and hanging out with theater majors who dubbed themselves as "emotionally challenged" - in the same vein everything was marked as "challenged" in the politically correct movement.
Cross posting a survey here for women who have HAD to made themselves publically visible - would love for your contribution -> https://composuredigital.com/research
What stayed with me is the idea that authenticity, the moment it becomes something to display, already risks losing its center. “You were real before you had an audience” lingers. It says something that feels almost forgotten now.
I truly relate to this. I’ve always struggled to create content on demand or batch my content. In order to be authentic, I must feel inspired to create or share or write. A performance without feeling lacks the shine you so eloquently describe. Thank you!
Thankfully it’s still entirely up to us what writer/content creator we want to become and we can decide what’s sustainable for us and genuinely help us become better & grow (deep inside, ignoring vanity metrics)
I loved this. It made me think of one of the first pieces I wrote about authenticity — how easily it becomes a performance, but also how easily we mistake our old patterns, wounds, and survival mechanisms for our “real self.”
Your line about not being dish soap made me smile, but it also lands deeply. We don’t shine because the audience confirms it. We shine when we feel it from within.
You made me curious about your piece on authenticity, love the fact you specifically named rotten Instagram. Substack is not perfect, but there is space for depth and meaningful conversations.
Hi Lucy, yes. Theres is no perfect platform but we can find one that is better fitting. Looking forward to yoir feedback on tbe article. Happy that we connected here.
Thank you Lucy. This is very poignant for me right now and it is because I started my own company which is a requirement for me to "sell" myself to stay "relevant." God I love the air quote understanding of being over 40 :)
It also reminds me of when I was doing my undergrad and hanging out with theater majors who dubbed themselves as "emotionally challenged" - in the same vein everything was marked as "challenged" in the politically correct movement.
Cross posting a survey here for women who have HAD to made themselves publically visible - would love for your contribution -> https://composuredigital.com/research
Thank God I read this.
I believe if you out your real self under a pay wall you aren't authentic at all.
This is a good starting point for reflection on why we are doing what we are doing
What stayed with me is the idea that authenticity, the moment it becomes something to display, already risks losing its center. “You were real before you had an audience” lingers. It says something that feels almost forgotten now.
It’s my impression as well. it’s easy to get lost in perfect illusion created in social media and forget why you stared in the first place
Thank God I read this.
I believe if you out your real self under a pay wall you aren't authentic at all.