Have so enjoyed this - I am quoting (with acknowledgment) your hilarious wise words! Particularly loved: You get back what you put in. True of soup, less true of humans.
Being woo-adjacent, and pathetically desperate for external validation (bad combo), I have toyed with a number of these. As you say, some platitudes are quite nice - in theory. In practice… absolute balls.
Ha - thank you! Let’s just say there are things I feel may… might… possibly… have (a hint of) legs, but wouldn’t feel entirely comfortable saying out loud to… people I don’t know well. And not always them. The sort of spiritual musing that a dyed-in-the-wool atheist struggles to place (Christopher Hitchens described it ‘the numinous and transcendent’). You know. :)
I’m yet to read a post of yours I don’t like. I always perk up when I see there’s a new Substack post from you and then I keep it sitting in my inbox until I have time to sit down and read it properly. Love love love your posts. This one is genius. Happy weekend!
Marvelous. I have read it 3 times already. Thank you.
Have so enjoyed this - I am quoting (with acknowledgment) your hilarious wise words! Particularly loved: You get back what you put in. True of soup, less true of humans.
This is so accurate! Love it.
KVK n has rb
Just LOVED this, chuckling away xx
Thank you so much! It was fun to write.
Every therapist in the country should give their clients your list. It would help them no end. Great advice for one and all.👏
Thank you!
EVERY. LAST. WORD.
Being woo-adjacent, and pathetically desperate for external validation (bad combo), I have toyed with a number of these. As you say, some platitudes are quite nice - in theory. In practice… absolute balls.
(Also, how on earth did I miss this on the 10th?)
Thank you Tracie.
I love the (very self-aware) desciption of you being "woo-adjacent"...
Ha - thank you! Let’s just say there are things I feel may… might… possibly… have (a hint of) legs, but wouldn’t feel entirely comfortable saying out loud to… people I don’t know well. And not always them. The sort of spiritual musing that a dyed-in-the-wool atheist struggles to place (Christopher Hitchens described it ‘the numinous and transcendent’). You know. :)
I’m yet to read a post of yours I don’t like. I always perk up when I see there’s a new Substack post from you and then I keep it sitting in my inbox until I have time to sit down and read it properly. Love love love your posts. This one is genius. Happy weekend!
That is SO kind and thank you very much. Also sorry for the late reply - I've been taking advantage of the sun (too hot now). Happy Tuesday to you!
Crying. And yes, all of this! Thank you xx
Thank you!
Wow - inspired! Am sad to have missed Raygun, but actually sorry the poor thing wasn’t advised better.,,,,
Am replying late but actually Raygun has rallied and appears to see the joke, so all credit to her.
Check out the @inspiredunemployed timely Insta post
Will do.
If your publisher is reading (they should be): please commission a book of India’s life advice. 10/10 would read and buy for all my friends.
Haha, thanks Will.
Brilliant advice. I want to print it out on a poster
: )
A poster of this, for every secondary school, stat 👌🏽❤️
Thank you!
Bloody brilliant India. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanking MOST kindly.
So enjoyed this x
Thank you - I enjoyed writing it.