Request for your advice, reflections, insights.

Where do you advise I publish about how afraid I am to publish?

Where does that dialogue happen, how can it continue, and what beloved creatures out there in the sacred panoply feel moved to support my transmutation of this challenging experience?

Because oh gosh, we have such a lot of wonderful (uniquely powerful, essential, important) peaces to publish.

I have placed this completed text in a document that reads, "Auto-Publish; PUBLISH WITHOUT REVIEWING" that I've created for whenever I am not yet able to reach the specific publishing platform (Substack and / or other social media tools).

I profoundly want to do what I've instructed myself to do.

I don't think it's unreasonable for me to simply do it, in whatever moments I can remember enough what my plan is and discover those functions are available to me.

But I come up against that physical terror, especially in light of the significant effects of arduous long-term recovery, social isolation, and intensive rehab on my functions and memory.

Unsurprising, considering what I've been through.

I know that the answer is not to give up. The answer is to identify collective kindness, purpose, and support.

The body tells me to process with caring friends and colleagues.

Seeking relational nutrients.

(Images: Three selections from "Memory Through Dialogue," a collaborative artpeace series developed by Megan Elizabeth Morris with Midjourney AI.)

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' I don’t even really get many negative comments. Yet, I still fear them. It’s pretty silly.

I know that it taps into some deeply-rooted evolutionary mechanism where I don’t want to be kicked out of the tribe. But the proportion of fear to actual danger is quite exaggerated.

Everyone I’ve ever admired has been on the receiving end of hate from some group of people. Do I really believe I’m going to be the first to avoid any criticism?

If you have an insightful thought, you may fear being corny.

If you’re trying to be funny, you may fear offending people.

If you’re sharing your physical appearance, you may fear being called ugly.

Or narcissistic.

Or receive unwanted creepy messages.

Either way, putting out anything comes with the risk of people saying stuff.

But keeping it all inside comes with the guarantee of emotional constipation.

So I say take the chance. Embarrass yourself.

When confronted with a pithy remark of negativity, I like to imagine saying:

“I’m sorry.. Am I being placed under arrest, officer?”

🚔 Well.. no. 🚔

“Then I’m going to keep going about my day, aren’t I?”

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