I missed this one! So important. The most graceful thing anyone has ever said to me was said to me by my agent after first quarter royalty reports on my first book. I asked her if we should have sold more. She said, "Well, I suppose, Kelly, if you wanted to fill your trunk with books and travel the country for a year you could have sold a few more books, but for an introverted psychologist who loves his family and lives in the woods, I'd say you did alright." We can't be everything. We can only be ourselves.
I remember you telling me that story last year! Kudos to your agent for such wisdom--though I'd bet good money you'd have said something similar if someone had asked you the same question. :) We can only be ourselves, and I know for me, every time I try to make myself into someone I'm not to make someone else happy, all that follows is misery.
PS: So glad to see I'm not the only one who misses posts! :)
You're so welcome, Katherine--and thanks again for giving me permission to dive in! (Sorry it took so long!) I always look forward to your Thursday cartoons. :)
I missed this one! So important. The most graceful thing anyone has ever said to me was said to me by my agent after first quarter royalty reports on my first book. I asked her if we should have sold more. She said, "Well, I suppose, Kelly, if you wanted to fill your trunk with books and travel the country for a year you could have sold a few more books, but for an introverted psychologist who loves his family and lives in the woods, I'd say you did alright." We can't be everything. We can only be ourselves.
I remember you telling me that story last year! Kudos to your agent for such wisdom--though I'd bet good money you'd have said something similar if someone had asked you the same question. :) We can only be ourselves, and I know for me, every time I try to make myself into someone I'm not to make someone else happy, all that follows is misery.
PS: So glad to see I'm not the only one who misses posts! :)
My kids will be thrilled to have the proof they've been looking for of my aging: telling the same stories again to the same people! 😂
In your rather considerable defense, it’s been a *year*! (Also, because misery loves company, I do that all the time! 🤣)
Thank you for sharing my substack! And thank you for mining this cartoon for meaning. You are always thoughtful, wise, and eloquent.
You're so welcome, Katherine--and thanks again for giving me permission to dive in! (Sorry it took so long!) I always look forward to your Thursday cartoons. :)