The past two years have been rather hard and such a major emotional rollercoaster ride for me; so many life events and big family issues occurring, break ups, deaths, illness, poverty, Henry’s diagnosis, Covid hitting the household twice, new friends, new opportunities, new love, massive intense arguments, broken promises and plans, the cusp of a new life – such a whirlwind.
Around Easter 2022 I was barely coping and managing to write towards my novels especially when Covid hit me, but events of September 2022 hit me the hardest, then news in late October 2022 shocked me so much, my brain couldn’t comprehend that major news along with everything else going on in my life as well as a major betrayal from a friend.
That news literally made my brain freeze like a rabbit in headlights…
The news came from my super fan, I talked about in my previous post “Insomnia & overwhelm”; they knew of my past, as they have read everything, all the back posts of my blog, they saw the many deleted personal posts I once had about the depths of my upbringing and the abuse and isolation I had suffered.
They knew about my life updates as they were happening and they reached out to me.
They were desperately worried about my mental state and how I was suicidal and they wanted to show me the light so to speak.
He told me to stop giving up on my dreams, learn to dream BIG again and be positive I am going to have a better life, because he has plans for me and that’s how it all started.
Shell shocked is an understatement, I felt like a shook snow globe!
Brain freeze happened, it’s scary being shown that every single dream you’ve ever had is going to come true and then some you never even dared to allow yourself to dream, but you had often silly little lapses in daring to think certain things.
It is weird being the fan of someone who you eventually learn is a super fan of you, especially when you’ve had a long standing crush on them!
I mean how surreal is that?
I’m not published elsewhere but online, not like them…
Instead of being pumped to write more, I have to admit I felt intimidated by the expectations from this person and the idea that they think I am extraordinary… I’m a modest creature; I don’t like being lifted up and noticed if you get me?
Fame was never my intention, fame has always scared me!
I always planned to be an elusive writer, where nobody knew what I looked like… hidden… a mystery to the world… I did want immortality… but the physical kind… its weird how the universe works…
Maybe I am getting ahead of myself?
Maybe they’ll change their mind and I’ve only embarrassed myself?
I do try to tell myself not to get too excited about things as I am used to disappointments and mockery… I sometimes wonder if it’s an illusion… but really it isn’t because there’s other people involved with this and they’re so sure this guy is “infatuated” with me.
I’m not being conceited; this is what other people have told me about him!
He sounds so bloody lovely, I know I’ll mess things up with him because I am too tactile, transparent and overly affectionate, people don’t like that!
How weird is it that I am writing this right now and a white feather came floating in through the window, just as the clock turned 10:10am too?
“Angel number 1010 signifies spiritual awakening and discovering inner wisdom, guiding us to understand our life’s purpose and unlock our true potential,” wellbeing education site Anahana says. “It is also associated with a soul mate or twin flame connections, emphasising personal growth and self-love.”
What are the odds?
So, since my brain has frozen over, trying to absorb the information I’ve had for the past year; whilst absorbing all the other things happening in my life – concentrating on novel writing has been excruciating and hard.
I can only truly concentrate on poetry and art, anything outside of this I can’t focus on – because I have been thinking and over thinking and rethinking my entire life, my entire ambition, reigniting things I never thought could happen for me… trying to get my mental health into a stable and happy place, a place of acceptance and trust of the process.
When you’ve been shown the world is literally your oyster and you can start to pick and choose your dreams, do you have any idea how difficult it is to actually stomach that and pick wisely?
Sitting back, realising everything that’s ever happened in my life is likely to never happen again in the way I’ve experienced them before. A whole new way of thinking, a whole new home and family, a whole new life that requires newer and bigger dreams!
Realising that very soon, isolation, loneliness, lack, environmental discomfort, suffering alone is going to be – GONE!
I am going to have people who will love me, help me, care for me – I will be socialising profusely, beyond normality, travelling – so much is going to change.
I have too much all at once to digest; it’s wonderful, but scary and overwhelming.
I have worked hard to try and train myself, to calm down and focus…
The longer he took the better I was to really focus my thoughts, realising how much things are going to change… being realistic about the lifestyle changes and not being wrapped up too much in the fantasy of it all.
I can’t allow myself to get wrapped up in the fantasy of it all – because then I would be placing unrealistic expectations on the relationship and that’s not fair and this is something I wouldn’t have realised had he of come a year ago, like he wanted to.
I am very ready now for what’s coming… I thank whoever or whatever it was that slowed him down, because now I am prepared and this is not going to fail… but a year ago, my anxieties and self-worth was a lot less than it is today and I know fully well – this isn’t going to fail.
I have focused myself, I have studied the kind of life I will be going into and there will be no horrible surprises anymore…
So thank you for giving me that time, but now I am ready and so… let’s get it on?
Things taking this long really have done me wonders for my mental health. I would have run a mile last year from it all and refused a great guy… but the universe has a way in protecting its plans and helping people to learn things that they are destined for.
Ultimately, I just want a loving guy and a load of kids on a homestead setting and allowed to continue writing my poetry, books, songs, practising music and doing my art to my heart’s content, in a comfortable, warm home and making new friends and getting my health properly seen to.
That’s really all I’ve ever wanted.
I don’t care for fame and I’ve only ever wanted enough money for art supplies, books, pets, gardening, perfume and abundant days out with the family making fun memories!
And you know what?
I think I am going to have it, exactly how I want it.
A great loving, tactile, affectionate man who’ll give me as many kids as my 40+ body can take, land big enough to be semi-self-sufficient, a few pets, a library and endless art supplies – a room to act as office for myself to write in and do my art and a massive kitchen with huge walk in larders, as I absolutely adore entertaining guests and having friends over for dinner! I am fourth generation Italian, third generation Jewish, third generation Irish… so a massive kitchen and family is essential to all those cultures, lol!
I am a traditional woman in a very stereotypical sense, I make preserves, homemade soup and pies and I grow my own food and do canning every autumn/fall.
I am super playful and kids and dogs and family are my life and everything gets dropped for family!
Sometimes I am afraid I’ll wake up and find out that this was all a nasty trick or dream.
But for now, this person who promises me the world is keeping me alive and that’s all that matters, especially for my son!
I’m trying to calm down and focus on my novels, honestly I am trying.
But for now, there is just so much on my plate to digest, that I need a bit more time before my brain can process new thoughts.
I think as soon as I move out of Paul’s, the reality will set in and I will settle my thought down, realise how real it all is and then I can concentrate once again on my stories. I do miss writing, but I just can’t think about anything else, but all those massive changes that are going to happen and trying to figure out… why me? What’s so special about me?
What on Earth have I done, to get such amazing attention from someone as awesome and adorable as this man?
Thanks for reading!