I felt like a majority of what I post just doesn’t have an audience, and maybe I should focus my energies elsewhere… but I really enjoy posting what I post, so I don’t really want to stop. And I do have a couple lovely followers who like my notes nearly every day; I really need to not take them for granted.
Thank you for this. I’m having a hard time breaking in too, but this population seems more open-minded than most of my Facebook following (or unfollowing. 😂😂). So I keep trying. Your words are the boost I needed. ❤️
I like the way you think! Whether it has many likes or comments. The One who gave you the gift, the desire, sees and knows your heart. Doing it for others is what motivates you to keep writing. Whether you get noticed or make money, if you touch another heart with encouragement.You have made an impact that notoriety can’t touch. We never know the impact of our writing can have that inspires, encourages and can make a difference for eternity. God sees what you do and it doesn’t go unnoticed even when there are no comments or likes. You may never know, but keep writing, it matters, it touches hearts, restores, mends broken hearts
and makes someone smile. It is worth it even when you can’t see or know. Do it anyway you have a gift to give away to others. It doesn’t go unseen.
I can definitely relate to the thought of giving up and can hear a part of me saying “you gave it a decent shot no one will know if you stop.” But when I write something that is important to me, what comes up is “I needed that.” That’s what keeps me going is to write and put out there what’s important to me. Thank you, as always.
Thank you, Matt. I feel like this EVERY DAY. I have been on here for a year and a half, publishing posts weekly, trying to write and engage in Notes daily, reading and commenting on others' posts, regularly. I only have 265 subscribers. 10 paid, and they are all folks I know and love. I know you and others say to keep going but for how long? Right now, I am trying to look at Substack at least as a place that houses my work and what I am about, for when folks look me up and are considering me as a speaker, guest writer or to come on my podcast.
I'll try to keep on with it and not be devastated by the radio silence on Notes and low opening rates. Okay, enough wallowing!
I deeply relate to this, thank you for sharing it. Despite a dozen years of writing (books and blogs)—much of that time simply sending things into the firmament, it felt—I'm still appreciative whenever a reader takes the time to say thanks in some fashion. Everything is connected, and we never know whom our ripples of energy and words (really the same) may touch.
My intention is always to create goodness and beauty, irrespective of validation. When an appreciating comment arrives out of the blue, however, it always feels like closing an unseen loop. Lovely.
"I needed this"—three words that probably took that reader thirty seconds to type, but they changed everything.
Yup. I was at that point just this morning. Thanks for this; it showed up in my feed exactly when I needed it.
You're welcome, Jules. How did you feel? Glad it showed up at the right time!
I’m glad it showed up when it did too!
I felt like a majority of what I post just doesn’t have an audience, and maybe I should focus my energies elsewhere… but I really enjoy posting what I post, so I don’t really want to stop. And I do have a couple lovely followers who like my notes nearly every day; I really need to not take them for granted.
Thank you for this. I’m having a hard time breaking in too, but this population seems more open-minded than most of my Facebook following (or unfollowing. 😂😂). So I keep trying. Your words are the boost I needed. ❤️
I like the way you think! Whether it has many likes or comments. The One who gave you the gift, the desire, sees and knows your heart. Doing it for others is what motivates you to keep writing. Whether you get noticed or make money, if you touch another heart with encouragement.You have made an impact that notoriety can’t touch. We never know the impact of our writing can have that inspires, encourages and can make a difference for eternity. God sees what you do and it doesn’t go unnoticed even when there are no comments or likes. You may never know, but keep writing, it matters, it touches hearts, restores, mends broken hearts
and makes someone smile. It is worth it even when you can’t see or know. Do it anyway you have a gift to give away to others. It doesn’t go unseen.
Connie
I can definitely relate to the thought of giving up and can hear a part of me saying “you gave it a decent shot no one will know if you stop.” But when I write something that is important to me, what comes up is “I needed that.” That’s what keeps me going is to write and put out there what’s important to me. Thank you, as always.
Thank you, Matt. I feel like this EVERY DAY. I have been on here for a year and a half, publishing posts weekly, trying to write and engage in Notes daily, reading and commenting on others' posts, regularly. I only have 265 subscribers. 10 paid, and they are all folks I know and love. I know you and others say to keep going but for how long? Right now, I am trying to look at Substack at least as a place that houses my work and what I am about, for when folks look me up and are considering me as a speaker, guest writer or to come on my podcast.
I'll try to keep on with it and not be devastated by the radio silence on Notes and low opening rates. Okay, enough wallowing!
I deeply relate to this, thank you for sharing it. Despite a dozen years of writing (books and blogs)—much of that time simply sending things into the firmament, it felt—I'm still appreciative whenever a reader takes the time to say thanks in some fashion. Everything is connected, and we never know whom our ripples of energy and words (really the same) may touch.
My intention is always to create goodness and beauty, irrespective of validation. When an appreciating comment arrives out of the blue, however, it always feels like closing an unseen loop. Lovely.
Onward with writing!