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Tamy Faierman M.D.'s avatar

Love this reflection, Joni. It feels like a self-validation. A stepping over the threshold of oneself and into the truth of oneself. Into the I. AM. 💫♥️✨

Joni Mae's avatar

It most definitely is!! Thank you for your kind words… 🫶🏼

Glenn DeVore's avatar

This is beautiful! ❤️ Thank you for putting words to something I’ve felt. You have articulated it so well.

I started writing for similar reasons. Not to teach, not to arrive at some final conclusion, but to make sense of the unfolding. To bring what was internal into the world. And in doing so, I found what you describe so well: the shift that happens when we stop waiting and start being, doing, and sharing.

Like you, I have wrestled with my relationship to transformation. At times, it felt like a private experiment, something to be tested in solitude. But the moment I began to open up, something clicked. Not because I suddenly had the answers, but because I stopped needing to.

Your words remind me why I keep showing up. Why this space, this practice, this act of expression is worth it. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Joni Mae's avatar

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! It's so true — it feels counterintuitive, and everything inside you might scream to run the other way. But the beauty of vulnerability and sharing your journey far outweighs the fear. I look forward to checking out your writing!

Glenn DeVore's avatar

IKR! 😅 It feels so counterintuitive. So much inner critic voice yelling, judging. I now think of that inner critic in a silly hat, and he’s harder to take seriously. 😜