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Because Mama needs a new computer!

Thank you so much for reading Optional Optimism. I wrote you a haiku:

To be seen, they say

Is essential, like water.

Thank you for reading.

 — your support allows me to keep doing this work and to be real, my computer went kaput yesterday so I am off to buy a new one this week (and writing this on my phone, nope!). So if you’re on the fence to becoming a paid subscriber, now would be more than ideal and appreciated!

On that note, I am curious what essays you are loving, what do you want more of? Are you looking for more community connection on zoom? A book club? I have a couple workshops brewing - one called “the anatomy of a decision” and another called “boundaries and what I am bound to”.

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