I always get a kick out of your sense of humor Camilo, but loved most the concluding distinction between betrayal and striving being the difference between rules and principles. Also I agree with Charlie, write what is moving you. There are a lot of useful things you have said so far that I’d benefit from hearing again.
Camilo. I love this essay for a number of reasons. First, it’s so you and you offer us up your heart in a platter when you write. It’s a feast. And we promise not to eat all of it.
Second, I suspect 10 years from now I might have written about the same thing 10 times, but with a slightly different view or take. Why? Because we’re always growing and evolving as you say. And how does the saying go, “a man never sets foot in the same river twice….for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.”
Third, you brought up the word “should.” Should is a “rule” word. “Could” on the other hand is a word with vast possibilities and empowerment. I’ve never thought “could” was a principle word, but now I do thanks to you.
My first post of 2024 was about my experience suffering the post-Christmas blues. After I wrote it but before I published, I had a sensation that I had written about this before. Curious, I searched my Substack, back to my first post of 2023 and sure enough, another post about the post-Christmas blues.
I hit send, anyway, you know why? Because it was what I had to write about. It was all I could think about, and it felt good to get it out of me. Also, my newest post was similar, but it was still cool to read how differently I wrote about it a year later.
So I don’t want your disclaimers, Camilo. If you want to write about rules and principles until the end of time, I’m here for it.
I always get a kick out of your sense of humor Camilo, but loved most the concluding distinction between betrayal and striving being the difference between rules and principles. Also I agree with Charlie, write what is moving you. There are a lot of useful things you have said so far that I’d benefit from hearing again.
Camilo. I love this essay for a number of reasons. First, it’s so you and you offer us up your heart in a platter when you write. It’s a feast. And we promise not to eat all of it.
Second, I suspect 10 years from now I might have written about the same thing 10 times, but with a slightly different view or take. Why? Because we’re always growing and evolving as you say. And how does the saying go, “a man never sets foot in the same river twice….for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.”
Third, you brought up the word “should.” Should is a “rule” word. “Could” on the other hand is a word with vast possibilities and empowerment. I’ve never thought “could” was a principle word, but now I do thanks to you.
#Grateful for you.
My first post of 2024 was about my experience suffering the post-Christmas blues. After I wrote it but before I published, I had a sensation that I had written about this before. Curious, I searched my Substack, back to my first post of 2023 and sure enough, another post about the post-Christmas blues.
I hit send, anyway, you know why? Because it was what I had to write about. It was all I could think about, and it felt good to get it out of me. Also, my newest post was similar, but it was still cool to read how differently I wrote about it a year later.
So I don’t want your disclaimers, Camilo. If you want to write about rules and principles until the end of time, I’m here for it.
P.S. Liquid death!! I get it!