The Hoarse Whisperer

Just so I can keep these altogether in one place and pin them for whomever might care. My personal backstory: twitter.com/hoarsewisperer… 1/3

@supersqurrl It might be worth spending a little time considering why you thought this was a worthwhile thing to post.

@TheRealHoarse I'm here mostly for your Good Things on Friday posts. I wish you well as you pursue your psychotherapy, but I'm not interested in taking a deep dive with you about this stuff. I'm sorry for the things in life that did not work out for you. I hope someday you heal.

So, I’ve been… going through some things. I’ll be doing some talking about it here eventually but in the meantime, I wrote something about it on Substack. [link to full post below] 1/2

@kelly_dodson One foot in front of the other. That’s all we can ever do.

@TheRealHoarse Hang in there, Mike. I'm going through one of the worst experiences of my life right now. It's really scary. We're gonna be ok.

Google Chrome crashed and closed the 100+ tabs I had open on my phone. Please keep me in your thoughts at this difficult time.

Full post here: therealhoarse.substack.com/p/title-t16doc

Weekly tradition time: ending the week with a little shared joy. Tell me something good. What good thing happened in your life this week? Caught a beautiful sunrise or got a week of good sleep, both work. Just something good.

Share something happy with me. Something that made you feel good or lifted you up recently. It could be seeing a bluebird or flying off to a dream trip. It isn’t the magnitude. It’s the joy. Just something joyful no matter how small… because joy is never small. //

On Friday, a person going through Stage IV breast cancer sent me a message saying that they are trying to stay positive and reading people’s ’one good things’ helps. I didn’t see their message until today. I’d like to give them One Good Thing today. All I need is your joy. 2/

I need your joy. Almost every week for the last 10 years, I have put up a post where I ask people to share one good thing that happened in their life that week. I missed a lot of weeks this past year while going through things of my own - and I missed last weekend. 1/

Whether one-time or via a subscription, a few bucks would make such a difference now more than ever. Support options are at the bottom of the story. If you’ve ever lost someone, this story might be for you… therealhoarse.substack.com/p/the-box-on-m…

The story stuck with me, so I wrote about it. You can find the it via the link in the next post. Separately, I’m struggling mightily to afford writing at the moment. Your support would mean the world right now. 2/3

The very last thing I said to someone I loved dearly as they lay unconscious before passing away was: “Just let us know you’re out there somehow.” And then she did. A while back, someone shared a story with me about how they also found connection with someone they lost. 1/3

@SaraSmartist Beautiful!

@TheRealHoarse I finished several art pieces

Weekly tradition time: ending the week with a little shared joy. Tell me something good. What good thing happened in your life this week? Saw a bluebird or found your wings, both work. Just something good.

@stelladennard Oof. That is the stuff nightmares are made of.

@TheRealHoarse When I was sick with Covid my partner made me a bowl of tapioca pudding. I decided I wanted more than he’d put in so I added a few more spoonfuls. Turns out it was egg salad I added. I ate it because I couldn’t taste. Then got sick when I saw what I had done. Worst combo ever

Ya ever mix two flavors together by accident and then taste the combo and be like “wow, that’s actually pretty good!” Yesterday, when I accidentally mixed iced coffee and lemonade was not one of those times.

I’m not big on so-called ‘life hacks’ but I stumbled upon one that is just crazy effective. Guys, as it turns out, if you eat food, you feel WAY better than when you don’t eat food.

Jeez, I think the Wendy’s sign guy might be going through some things.

@AimeeAshby8 AWESOME!

@TheRealHoarse Thank you for the encouragement! I was able to cross the finish line and complete the 5K earlier this morning! It felt great!

Weekly tradition time: ending the week with a little shared joy. Tell me something good. What good thing happened in your life this week? Saw the sun or stared up at the stars, both work. Just something good.