Thank you for being here

Plus a special discount!

Hi friends,

I’m going to keep today’s newsletter short. After a string of newsletter posts I’ve been particularly proud of, I’ve hit a wall this week. This happens. I’m trying not to judge, but to give myself grace.

Instead of forcing myself to write something, I’m taking this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all of you. Thank you for reading this newsletter. Thank you for commenting and subscribing and telling friends about it. Thank you for letting me know when something I write resonates with you, and letting it slide when an issue might fall short. Thank you for giving some of your precious time and attention to My Sweet Dumb Brain. I know what a gift attention is, and I don’t take yours for granted.

I thought about writing today’s newsletter with a reminder of how powerful gratitude can be. How this week, Thanksgiving week, is a great opportunity to give thanks for all the blessings you have in your life. But then I was reminded how frustrating it can be for folks to tell you to BE THANKFUL when you’re feeling anything but. 

I do sincerely believe that the toughest times in life are when gratitude can be the most powerful, but I also believe that it should be your choice when and how to express that gratitude — not because someone else is advising you to, no matter how well-meaning that advice might be.

So instead I’m trying to lead by example. To express my thanks for each and every one of you and also note how bleh I feel this week. To call this newsletter post good enough. And to let this holiday week be whatever it needs to be.

To my friends in the U.S., I hope you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

To everyone: As a way of saying thanks, I’m running a special discount from now until the end of day Monday, November 27. This discount lasts forever — as long as you pay to support this newsletter, you’ll be locked in at this rate — so it’s an especially good opportunity to become a paid subscriber if it’s something you’ve been on the fence about.

I’ll save my “here’s-why-you-should-subscribe” pitch for another day when I have more of a pep in my step. No matter how peppy or not you’re feeling, I’m sending you love. See you next week.

xoxo
KHG