Patti Smith is great ...as the dead milkmen lamented nobody called Pablo Picasso an arsehole....as we all hope times they need to be changing.... keep fighting that good fight....much love respect stuffnthings SJOCR
Even with your dabbling, you're more of a pro than a dilettante. I always learn something from your writings each week. There's no substitute for your Substack!
Hi Allison, whatever you decide to do I'm sure will be met with heartwarming, sincere encouragement from us, for what it's worth!
A personal experience I'd like to share on the subject: I began calling myself a "scanner" in the early 2000s when I found Barbara Sher's book about the subject. After Barbara Sher came a couple of different authors coining similar terms and new subdivided groups, such as "multipotentialites". There is a term for those of us who engage in this way, floating from one passion to another, going wide but never going deep. Whether you call yourself a scanner, polymath or renaissance soul, not everyone meets the definition. Some who shift from one thing to another often have different underlying reasons for doing so and it may be temporary. For me though, it did not feel temporary. It took me years of feeling like something was wrong with me before I found out about this term and started accepting it as a gift. Once I accepted myself as a "scanner" and gave it full reign, a funny thing started to happen. The dozens of interests I had got narrowed down to two or three just by the simple act of letting myself be. Those two or three interests get curated on a regular basis and fit very nicely with each other. I'm able to go a little deeper rather than wider, and I'm happy where I've landed. Sometimes, I feel old because of it, but much happier!
I’ll support you in whatever direction you’re headed. You’re a winner with whatever you touch, sing, play, write, paint and speak. Sending good vibes to you.
Your writing is so special to me, I take time to read it in spirit and truth, like a prayer or meditation. I appreciate you and am thankful. I could take parts of it and quote you. Amazing how I can relate. I've dabbled in so many things and experience frustrations similar in what you've put into insights you're working through. Just beautiful, Allison. Your growth is a blessing to me. Thank you.
Allison, thank you, always, for sharing your struggles and insights and wisdom. I learn so much. I was thinking about Walker Percy’s “The Moviegoer”—it’s been a long time since I read it so I might not have it quite right, but what stayed with me was his idea that what really matters is being “on to something.” By that, I believe he means searching, following both heart and head, rather than remaining stagnant. It’s the search that matters, a thoughtful rather than frenetic one. Clearly, you’re on to something.
Patti Smith is great ...as the dead milkmen lamented nobody called Pablo Picasso an arsehole....as we all hope times they need to be changing.... keep fighting that good fight....much love respect stuffnthings SJOCR
I enjoy your writing and insights you share each week….heartwarming, authentic and inspiring
Thank you!
Thank you ❤️
Even with your dabbling, you're more of a pro than a dilettante. I always learn something from your writings each week. There's no substitute for your Substack!
You offer a bit more to folks than most.
Hi Allison, whatever you decide to do I'm sure will be met with heartwarming, sincere encouragement from us, for what it's worth!
A personal experience I'd like to share on the subject: I began calling myself a "scanner" in the early 2000s when I found Barbara Sher's book about the subject. After Barbara Sher came a couple of different authors coining similar terms and new subdivided groups, such as "multipotentialites". There is a term for those of us who engage in this way, floating from one passion to another, going wide but never going deep. Whether you call yourself a scanner, polymath or renaissance soul, not everyone meets the definition. Some who shift from one thing to another often have different underlying reasons for doing so and it may be temporary. For me though, it did not feel temporary. It took me years of feeling like something was wrong with me before I found out about this term and started accepting it as a gift. Once I accepted myself as a "scanner" and gave it full reign, a funny thing started to happen. The dozens of interests I had got narrowed down to two or three just by the simple act of letting myself be. Those two or three interests get curated on a regular basis and fit very nicely with each other. I'm able to go a little deeper rather than wider, and I'm happy where I've landed. Sometimes, I feel old because of it, but much happier!
I’ll support you in whatever direction you’re headed. You’re a winner with whatever you touch, sing, play, write, paint and speak. Sending good vibes to you.
Your writing is so special to me, I take time to read it in spirit and truth, like a prayer or meditation. I appreciate you and am thankful. I could take parts of it and quote you. Amazing how I can relate. I've dabbled in so many things and experience frustrations similar in what you've put into insights you're working through. Just beautiful, Allison. Your growth is a blessing to me. Thank you.
I am here, as always, your loyal follower. Whichever turn you take I will follow. JB
All I know is to just do the next indicated thing.
Amen.
...And A-woman. ...
The blueberries that are the size of grapes are so good!
I am in Minnesota and probably have less snow than you which disappoints me. I enjoy snow and our economy relies on it for many!
I love the inspiration your writing gives me. Thank you!
Allison, thank you, always, for sharing your struggles and insights and wisdom. I learn so much. I was thinking about Walker Percy’s “The Moviegoer”—it’s been a long time since I read it so I might not have it quite right, but what stayed with me was his idea that what really matters is being “on to something.” By that, I believe he means searching, following both heart and head, rather than remaining stagnant. It’s the search that matters, a thoughtful rather than frenetic one. Clearly, you’re on to something.