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Easy Weezy's avatar

That one echoes mate, thanks for sharing and have a good one!!!

Phillip Slater's avatar

Thanks. Same to you.

Easy Weezy's avatar

🙏🏿🙏🏿

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you for this wonderful encouraging poem, Phillip. We are sensitive creatures.

Zoe Mazah's avatar

I guess this is something all creatives have somehow in common. I think the point is to overcome the fear of rejection while staying vulnerable and soft through the process. Trust your creativity. Trust your art and trust yourself. It’s something one can actually practice.

Phillip Slater's avatar

Thanks Zoe. Great advice.

Elissa Dines's avatar

This is so real thank you. The best bit? Your absolute optimism in your words and thought. Vulnerability may make us all feel like a fraud, but as you say we all deserve to be here.

Thank you too for your wonderful kind words. x

Phillip Slater's avatar

Thanks Elissa.

Tony Burkinshaw's avatar

Yes indeed, Phil. Spot on as always.

This is one of the big reasons I write to such a tight schedule and publish before I have a chance to panic…😱🫨😥

After that, I trust that whoever does read the words won’t judge harshly.

So far, so good. But I live in trepidation…

Brenda - A Voice that Wonders's avatar

Vulnerability as a writer is always there. But it also attracts readers. Vulnerability shows you care. ❤️