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June's avatar

SOBS. This was such a moving read. And the relief I felt knowing that you did get published in the end <3<3<3

Diana Urban's avatar

Aw thank you so much, June! And welcome to Substack πŸ’œπŸ’œ

Megan Cooley Peterson's avatar

Love this, Diana. Such a good reminder.

Diana Urban's avatar

Thank you, Megan πŸ’œ

Harvey Hamer's avatar

Wow what an honour! Journalling can be such a great thing if you have the time and emotional strength to read it back. Last year I just wrote a kind of YouTube video title sentence every day just to summarise what I did. It's already been fun to read back

Diana Urban's avatar

I LOVE that idea!! Thanks for sharing!

Harvey Hamer's avatar

Just realised that replied to the wrong comment before. Pretty sure you understand. Anyway yeah, that idea was inspired by Unus Annus which is a whole other thing

Irene Keselman's avatar

Thank you for sharing this with us!!! It's incredible what truly believing in your dream can do! I'm so happy for you and grateful that I had the honor of being one of the first people to be part of your Street Team!!! I can't wait to read your new books✨️β™₯οΈπŸ™ Happy New Year!!!

Diana Urban's avatar

Aw thank you so much, I'm so grateful for YOU and your support over the years. Happy new year to you as well!! πŸ’œβœ¨

Harvey Hamer's avatar

This is so uplifting... if that's the right word? I've had similar experiences reading writing from past me. Thanks so much for sharing

Diana Urban's avatar

Thanks for being my very first commenter on my Substack! πŸ₯Ή I'm glad this was an uplifting read for you. Whenever I've tried journaling I haven't stuck with it, but maybe I should try again because it was so useful to see this years later.

Olivia Barry's avatar

Love this! 🩷 Sometimes, we have to look back to see how far we've come.