I don’t actually want to find out who is subscribing to me, but I want to talk about what the subscription process means to me.
Subscriber trends help me know when I am going stale…I was literally stuck at around 80 subscribers for about four or five months…and I was going stale, like bread in the cupboard long since expired. Then, as I began pushing myself to “break through and take more risks”, the subscriber count climbed.
Subscribers help me know when I’m being a wimp with no backbone or a polyanna type, empty-headed cheerleader whose words have lost meaning and credibility.
Subscriber amount fluctuations also tell me when I push the bitchiness factor to a hurtful level instead of being a strong self-respecting bitch (and I mean this in the best sense of the word) who can stand her ground but still respect others.
Subscribers coming and leaving tell me if my persona is expanding and if I am learning new things and if I am being brave enough to tread into areas of discomfort, instead of just playing it safe.
I have improved in all these areas, especially with not being afraid to use my Voice.
However, there is still an area that alludes me. I am afraid to show my vulnurabilites, to talk about the times I feel down or disillusioned. I want to be able to express myself this way during those not so bright times in my life. I think I can do this without disclosing personal things that perhaps should be kept sacred.
I believe the fear is that I will open up and no one will respond and I will feel like I’m standing out in the rain naked with cars passing by and passengers pretending that they don’t see me, LOL…There…now I’ve said it.
The point is that I think of you as 125 PEOPLE…people with blood in your veins, happiness and pain in your hearts, with brilliantness in your minds, and as having some kind of connection with me.
So this weekend, I am grateful for the people who feel enough of a common bond with me to subscribe. What a feeling of happiness it would be to be in a room together with all of you, if only for a few hours….Just the dynamics of that moment would be surreal for me.











