The internet is a hallway where the lights are always on.
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It is officially October and the entire world is painted golden-green. Everything is crisp and sharp. I can feel it. I can smell it. It’s some magic blend of nostalgia and fresh starts and the promise of rest. After a summer of hot sun and long days, it’s time to do things differently. It’s time to do nothing, maybe. To me, fall feels a bit like the hush after a big, noisy event. Time to clear the empty cups and plates, time to be quiet. I love it all.
I took a break for most of September. As I felt my stress and anxiety levels rising, I first inadvertently, then intentionally, stepped back from Substack posts for a few weeks. I visited family and stayed off of Instagram for more a while. I replied to emails only when I had to. I buried my head in books and happily stayed there for a bit. And if I’m honest, I fought the urge to announce, explain, and excuse all of this. Maybe it’s just the millennial in me that feels the pull to justify social media and/or work breaks, or the fact that the line between those two things is still very blurry for me.