Gerda, may I also encourage you to give up your self-doubt in regards to your writing for Lent? I still have not been able to get back to the novel I was writing before BD in any major way, though it is at least living in my mind again. Don’t let the process stall your writing too much. It can be crushing. But any time you feel those things clouding your mind, just gently remind those thoughts you’re okay with them being in your brain, but you’re going to not take them seriously, even if just for the next stretch of days. Have you read What It Is or Syllabus by Lynda Barry? I find both books beautiful and encouraging in the face of this sort of thing. Your voice is amazing. Keep going!
