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Catherine Wilde - SoulCareMom's avatar

Such a beautiful and authentic share. Thank you for bringing us along through your reading evolution. I especially loved…

“It doesn’t matter who we are to each other, so long as we treat each other like people. So it’s important that we have a place to be people.

In that way, I can be a library.”

What a beautiful invitation to embrace who we are and create space for others to do the same. 💖💖💖

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Cheshir's avatar

I'm glad you read that as an invitation! It was actually one of the last parts that I kept rewriting up until the hour before this was posted. The whole post was about me, but I was constantly trying to convey a message that should relate to anyone. Ending like this was fitting.

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Amanda Rose Fadely's avatar

I’m finally starting to dig into all the Library themed Seed Pod posts and WOW what a post to start with!! I love, love, love your perspectives Cheshir! Thanks for sharing!

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Cheshir's avatar

Ah, there's many posts that go into the Library theme on the Seed Pod thread in ways that I wish I could. You're in for a whirlwind of perspectives!

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Peter Smetanick's avatar

Cheshire, glad to meet you here in this digital library of sorts called Substack. Intriguing piece. Very open, loved how you handled this Seed Pod. Will have to dive into more of your stuff my friend.

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Peter Smetanick's avatar

Just saw I misspelled your name...sorry bout that Cheshir

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Cheshir's avatar

Haha, no worries on the misspell. I'm happy to have intrigued you.

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Robin Cangie (she/her)'s avatar

Cheshir, there is so much depth here that I hardly know where to begin! I really enjoy how you use the library as a metaphor to explore the concepts of identity, friendship, community, and what it means to be human. Thank you for giving us this glimpse into your thoughts.

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Cheshir's avatar

I'm glad you enjoyed my thoughts. These were the first things that sprung into my mind when the theme was presented, and it was a journey to put them to words like this.

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Ujjwala Kaushik's avatar

This is beautiful.

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Cheshir's avatar

Thank you!

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