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Making an Unpaid Time Off Request
For the love of all that is holy, I’m not asking…I’m just not gonna show up
Hesitance to write this kept me from writing it for several days now, simply because I don’t really think I matter. Not that I have a deflated sense of self-worth, but I’m very much aware that the world will go on just fine without me. On one hand I think, “nobody cares.” On the other hand I think, “but what if someone does? What if someone needs me?”
But the truth is I need my friends to know I’m still around, I just need a mental break from…everything.
This year was a banner year for writing, and the friends I’ve made have really changed my life. I started publications, played around, wrote some serious stuff, some funny stuff, some artful stuff.
I’ve never made a great impact or had a story go viral. I don’t care about that because it’s not why I came here. If you had told me a couple years ago I’d make enough money here to support my filthy pen and notebook habit, I’d have laughed in your face.
A year ago I had no idea how social Medium was, and it’s been an amazing year because of that. Financial success or not, writing here has put me in touch with some of the most amazing people I would have never known otherwise.
