“You may have something that other people want, but that doesn't mean you have to want it forever.”
Thank you for always being so open and honest and turning your own vulnerabilities into lessons for us all. When you nibble, at least you know it’s something that’s not for your taste buds anymore.
Your newsletter has made my days in 2023 better and brighter. Starting my day with a bit of perspective and motivation has nudged me closer to doing and being what my soul calls me to do.
In 2023, I stopped nibbling and started taking big chomps to build the body of work I want to create. I decided to invest in myself and my work, so I'm working on a master's in English, I'm publishing my translation of a memoir as a series (it's a long memoir!), and I'm taking on fewer freelance projects where I create a body of work for some other faceless entity. It feels very scary and also very right, and my hope for everyone who reads BRD (or writes it!) is that you get to have at least a little glimpse of this chomping effect in 2024. It's pretty amazing.
"Very scary and also very right." I ADORE this! Thanks so much for sharing what these big bites meant for you this year. I'm very inspired, and will take this as motivation to invest even more in myself and my work this year.
Loved this. 2023 definitely included some nibbling for me. Still trying to decide what the next color will be, but I'm ready for it! Thanks, as always, for your wisdom. x
From my end it looks like you've been chomping away! But all those nibbles certainly add up...can't wait to watch 2024 unfold for you, my brave friend.
Your message has me all teary-eyed. I love your encouragement to notice those what "sends up a flare in my brain! A ping in my heart! A sizzle on the stove!" Those ARE the cues of excitement, possibilities. I love those types of cues. Often we don't stop long enough to recognize them. But when we're able to and align those with action, magic happens.
And perhaps the tears came because you're not only infusing us with a dose of hope, belief, and optimism, but also reminding us to stop "nibbling around the edges" of our dreams. I can't think of a better way than to embrace this New Year.
YOU have been a great gift this past year-getting to know you, receiving your inspirational and authentic messages, and feeling the energy you bring to this life.
Happy dreaming, noticing, and embracing those big dreams!
It makes me feel that way, too! But makes me motivated too, in that counterintuitive way. Cheering *you* and your work on. Big bites and big swings in 2024.
“You may have something that other people want, but that doesn't mean you have to want it forever.”
Thank you for always being so open and honest and turning your own vulnerabilities into lessons for us all. When you nibble, at least you know it’s something that’s not for your taste buds anymore.
Love you moltissimo
100 percent right, as always!! Love you, Charspo! Can't wait to see what 2024 has in store for you.
Your newsletter has made my days in 2023 better and brighter. Starting my day with a bit of perspective and motivation has nudged me closer to doing and being what my soul calls me to do.
This is so wonderful to hear, Amy. Thank you. Launching and learning with you was a highlight of my year!
This is the perfect way to end the year. Thanks, as always, for giving me so much to think about and reflect on!
Thank you for continuing to write and share and bring us into your world, too, Chrissy!
I find it helps to remember: anything worth doing is worth doing badly. Succeeding in the wrong thing is not success.
"Succeeding in the wrong thing is not success." Bingo!
Thank you, Kara, for sharing what you have done. Best wishes for the season and the new year.
I really appreciate you being here, Margaret! Happy (almost) new year!
In 2023, I stopped nibbling and started taking big chomps to build the body of work I want to create. I decided to invest in myself and my work, so I'm working on a master's in English, I'm publishing my translation of a memoir as a series (it's a long memoir!), and I'm taking on fewer freelance projects where I create a body of work for some other faceless entity. It feels very scary and also very right, and my hope for everyone who reads BRD (or writes it!) is that you get to have at least a little glimpse of this chomping effect in 2024. It's pretty amazing.
"Very scary and also very right." I ADORE this! Thanks so much for sharing what these big bites meant for you this year. I'm very inspired, and will take this as motivation to invest even more in myself and my work this year.
So proud of you, Kara, and can’t wait to see what 2024 ushers in for you! 💖
And I feel exactly the same for you!!! (You took BIG bites this year!)
Loved this. 2023 definitely included some nibbling for me. Still trying to decide what the next color will be, but I'm ready for it! Thanks, as always, for your wisdom. x
From my end it looks like you've been chomping away! But all those nibbles certainly add up...can't wait to watch 2024 unfold for you, my brave friend.
Beautifully said. I have loved following along with your work this year. I cannot wait to see what your 'big bite' looks like in 2024!
I'm so grateful you are here! Thank you. Wishing you all good things for the new year.
Your message has me all teary-eyed. I love your encouragement to notice those what "sends up a flare in my brain! A ping in my heart! A sizzle on the stove!" Those ARE the cues of excitement, possibilities. I love those types of cues. Often we don't stop long enough to recognize them. But when we're able to and align those with action, magic happens.
And perhaps the tears came because you're not only infusing us with a dose of hope, belief, and optimism, but also reminding us to stop "nibbling around the edges" of our dreams. I can't think of a better way than to embrace this New Year.
YOU have been a great gift this past year-getting to know you, receiving your inspirational and authentic messages, and feeling the energy you bring to this life.
Happy dreaming, noticing, and embracing those big dreams!
Every message from you feels like a hug, Linda! Thank you so much. May we all stop and listen to our big cues in the new year.
Such a delicious mouthful!
Thank you for reading!!
The phrase "artistic unfinished business" gives me chills. I'm cheering for you and your real work, Kara, now and in 2024 and beyond.
It makes me feel that way, too! But makes me motivated too, in that counterintuitive way. Cheering *you* and your work on. Big bites and big swings in 2024.
Thanks, Kara. I’ve thought a lot about this phrase over the past week or so. It does indeed motivate me to focus on my “real work.” Happy New Year!