Becoming expert at Being More Fully Who You Are

and other fun things to do in life😁

Hello beloved reader,

Welcome new subscribers and thank you for being here!

And for those of you who have been reading this Substack for a while, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of the English writer

Beth Kempton

, who wrote one of the best books I’ve read on writing, The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life. I also wrote this post about her book, Kokoro: Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived. So you can imagine my delight when she began writing on Substack.

Back in July, Beth posted a Note in response to a reader who wrote, “I’m so glad of the new soul-circle so I can still tap into your expertise as you are so grounded even tho you are so famous!”

Beth’s Substack has more than 34,000 subscribers, and her books are international bestsellers.

Beth responded,

At the time, I chimed in:

Hi Beth, I would love to read an essay from you about how you handle that aspect of having your writing widely read - there is a part of me that would love for my writing to be read by many,…