Haters Gonna Hate

Sometimes Strong Reactions Mean You're Doing Something Right

Not entirely sure what I was going to devote today’s Good Grief column to, I stumbled along this Substack Note as I opened my machine to write. And it helped me know to continue in the direction I was headed.

I spent a couple seconds searching my mental rolodex for why the author’s name seemed so familiar before remembering I took an online class with her early in the days of the pandemic. I remember taking it from the porch swing in Montreat, NC. Meaning it was sometime between mid-March and mid-June 2020.

I took A LOT of classes from that porch swing. I survived COVID by taking online classes.

Learning is my preferred method to counter grief.

Already in grief/learning mode, COVID accelerated things greatly.

I’ve been grieving/learning like a crazy person trying desperately to stay sane ever since.

“Writing about my life has helped save me so many times, of course I won’t stop, but you should know this may happen when you dare to be vulnerable and honest about your pain—someone will d…