Our scars hold stories - what a deep truth and I love how you surprise us with it by first guiding us into a glimpse of your childhood and later life. You need to write more memoir, my friend. I love your short notes and found notes, too. Oh, all the possibilities!
I get that! Writing is an art AND science. Iām focusing more on the art (or meaning-making) these days, but working on craft, style, genre, and all that good stuff can be super satisfying, too.
āWords donāt reach people because theyāve been placed in perfectly structured sentences. They reach them because of the humanity they reveal ā scars and all.ā
I think it is the autheticity speaking itās very own vibration in a language that we crave.
I think about it often, how beautiful scars are to me. I have a few of them and was once self conscious until I got older. But when I see scars on someone else, I'm immediately drawn to the unique beauty and story behind them. Perfect is boring. Thank you for sharing, Jamal.
I love the onion-layers of our lives that a scars peel back. That scar on your pinky, though your story, might be as much about your mother as you. A scar tells a story, but that story of course spiderwebs into so many more stories of our lives and others.
I was staring in the mirror recently looking at all my scars and started to feel like Frankenstein.. Thank you for sharing your story with us, thank you for your beautiful words. ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Our scars hold stories - what a deep truth and I love how you surprise us with it by first guiding us into a glimpse of your childhood and later life. You need to write more memoir, my friend. I love your short notes and found notes, too. Oh, all the possibilities!
Thank you Nida! I enjoy memoir style writing but whew!
The intentionality in writing it is no joke lol.
Hoping to continue blending genres to make a cocktail I enjoy š
I get that! Writing is an art AND science. Iām focusing more on the art (or meaning-making) these days, but working on craft, style, genre, and all that good stuff can be super satisfying, too.
Love it!
I love this. Thank you for sharing your words with the rest of us. ā¤ļø
Thank you Camilla! šš½
Thank you for sharing this, Jamal.
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I love the stories scars tell. ā¤ļø
They can be beautiful ā¤ļø
This hits in the right place at the āwriteā time for me! Thanks Jamal.
Grateful friend!
I love this!
āWords donāt reach people because theyāve been placed in perfectly structured sentences. They reach them because of the humanity they reveal ā scars and all.ā
I think it is the autheticity speaking itās very own vibration in a language that we crave.
Thank you and thats a beautiful idea! ā¤ļø
Thank you LeeAnn š„¹
Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it. We do all have scars, visible and not.
Thank you LeeAnn š„¹
I think about it often, how beautiful scars are to me. I have a few of them and was once self conscious until I got older. But when I see scars on someone else, I'm immediately drawn to the unique beauty and story behind them. Perfect is boring. Thank you for sharing, Jamal.
I LOVE this perspective Kaitlyn. Scars are beautiful, in that they are unique and represent something beyond what is seen.
I love the onion-layers of our lives that a scars peel back. That scar on your pinky, though your story, might be as much about your mother as you. A scar tells a story, but that story of course spiderwebs into so many more stories of our lives and others.
Great call! I love that aspect of stories and remembering.
Iām learning that, though scary, revealing my scars (those visible and internal) does bring peace and connection.
I love how your writing always showcases the power of humanity. Something I need reminders of often. Itās why I come to Substack
Thanks, Jamal šš¼
I appreciate you showing up the way you do friend ā¤ļø
I was staring in the mirror recently looking at all my scars and started to feel like Frankenstein.. Thank you for sharing your story with us, thank you for your beautiful words. ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Aaaawww š
Battle scars are a sign of someone who's been through some shit.
The fact that you exude so much joy on here is a sign that those scars haven't defined you.
Giving me the courage I need to be more vulnerable!
Grateful š„²
Love love love this. You are a permission slip for others to be vulnerable š¤
Thank you for these immensely kind words friend š„¹
This is such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing vulnerably. <3
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Words reach scars. Perfection.
Thank you friend š„²