I love how ya’ll love me.
I have a set of bowls I use on a daily basis and each bowl has one word on it:
joy love peace
calm happy grateful
I typically reach for the bowl that describes how I’m feeling or what I aspire to feel in that moment. Life is always lifeing, so I’m usually reaching for the calm or peace bowl as one more tool to calm my nervous system. The way people support me also often leads me to grab the grateful bowl. I recently told someone I was content, but rarely reached for the happy or joy bowls. I can’t really explain what past Angela was thinking, but I can tell you that present Angela has used both the happy and joy bowls.
If you attended my virtual launch, you heard me say that it was scary releasing my first book, “Queen Code Guide to Your Personal Strategic Plan.” I didn’t know how to publish a book and it was also felt very scary to be vulnerable and share parts of my story. I find it much easier to slay a fire breathing dragon than to let down the fortress this Virgo has built for survival. But I remain focused on following in the purpose God set before me. And, in the midst of doing so, ya’ll showed up and gave me my flowers.
I have received so many texts, calls, DM’s, emails and even a handwritten letter sent snail mail. I’ve heard from people who don’t generally love reading, but saying they can’t put the book down. People reminding each other to straighten their crowns and others saying, “Crowns up!” I’ve loved all of the pictures sent to me with two of my faves being of a colleague’s son reading the book and someone’s 100 year-old godmother digging in (picture here). Receiving that picture honestly made me tear up because I know there is much I could learn from her journey of over a century on this planet.
You also showed up and showed out in book sales. While I didn't write the book for the purpose of generating revenue, your purchases gives me the courage to keep sharing and writing. Writing is hard and authors wonder if it's even worthwhile because getting the traditional publishing deals are hard. In one week, your support in buying the book broke statistics that the average self published author takes a year to reach. And, I do hope you don't just buy it, but you read it too. I'm reading it for the first time without wearing my editing hat!
As we head into the holiday season, I am leaning into this phase of my journey with joy and happiness. I’m grateful for your support and kind words as they fill my cup and give me the energy to keep going. May you rest, connect with friends and family and love on yourself.
Crowns Up!
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