Hope's Journal 2026

[zen_racer]

I agree with everyone else.  It's good to see you here again, Hope.

But also no pressure.  That is enough.

Like Marcine said, we are enough.

[Hope67]

Marcine, SanMagic, NarcKiddo, Hannah and Zen_Racer,

Thank you all so much for what you each said - and I love what you said Marcine about being 'enough' - it really helped me not to feel bad about not writing much when first coming back here.  It was like I really felt validated and all my parts were grateful, even the ones who were reluctant/grumpy etc. 

I appreciate each and every one of you in the forum, and I also appreciate each of my parts - even the reluctant and grumpy parts.  They have all helped me to function and get through life, and so having everyone on the 'bus' so to speak has been a healing journey.

Wow - I didn't think I'd write that - I am kind of free-flowing.  Hope I can stick with that, as I've felt very much stilted and prevented from writing in previous days...  But pacing it, and allowing things to just 'be' that has been something that has helped.

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I have been extremely 'task orientated' this past few days - and thankfully I've been able to get through the tasks I've set for myself, and I am very pleased about that - as I would have procrastinated and failed to start and definitely not necessarily finished things before - but somehow I've felt able to react more quickly and literally 'do' things and finish them.

Examples include being able to do some sewing repairs, and that in particular pleases me - as it was such a large obstacle previously.

Good to have written this today. 

[Marcine]

Hi Hope,
Again I find a wonderful fortune cookie message wrapped in your writing—-
"...allowing things to just 'be'..."

Thanks for that!

And yay for completing your sewing repairs