10 November · A number cannot show the whole response.

Self-doubt

I keep checking how many likes other people get.

A little room to breathe.10 November

Self-doubt

“Nothing useless is, or low; Each thing in its place is best; And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1902 collected editionThe Builders, stanza 2Read the source ↗

A number cannot show the whole response.

Visible counts make comparison unusually easy, but they say little about who paused, felt understood, or simply enjoyed something without reacting. You can decide what you wanted to share and who it was for before letting a number judge the experience.

ONE SMALL STEP

Give yourself a stretch of time away from checking the response to your latest post.

A little room to breathe.10 November

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.