What good is the one out of five thousand if there is no connection? You don’t know her and she doesn’t know you.
You know she’s just a number? ONE of your many subscribers.
Writing for the ONE
October 2022 I was on a mission to write for and find that ONE woman. You know the woman who is struggling and needs to be heard from the ONE person who understands her?
I found her. And I also found him! They are out there and they have reached out to me in the last eighteen months. We made the connection and I continue to write just for them.
Slowly… I am building a subscriber list, but I am struggling with turning followers into subscribers. My followers have been consistent, the same people showing up and interested in my writing. So I continue to write for that ONE, patiently waiting to turn them into a subscriber.
YOU are not just anyONE
The slow growth is OK, because each one of my followers is not just a number, but a person. When I write it is to connect with others. And each weekly post isn’t going to resonate with all of my followers. Each reader is unique, many of whom might be intrigued but I have yet to meet their felt need.
The recognition I receive from those who have reached out to me is what keeps me going. I continue to write, sharing my struggles for that someONE who needs to hear my story.
YOU are the ONE who reached out to me, following a night of binging. I know YOU.
YOU are the ONE who texted me for a friend who needs help. I know YOU and your friend.
YOU are the ONE who loves her wine, concerned with her drinking and my writing helps to keep you in check. I know YOU.
YOU are the ONE who is championing my efforts, because you care. I know YOU.
YOU are the ONE I met in middle school who loves an alcoholic and doesn’t know how to be in that relationship. I know YOU.
YOU are the ONE whose daughters said, “Mom we are concerned.” I know YOU.
YOU are the ONE who I crossed paths with in high school and thirty-six years later our lives collide from my writing. I know YOU.
YOU are all the reason I write. And I am not just writing for anyone, but YOU.
I am the ONE
I am the one who started on this journey. I broke and needed healing. No one asked me to write and share with them. Writing for me is cathartic. It helps me work through my struggles. I am the one who is choosing to change, heal, and grow.
YOU are not just following along.
WE are on this journey together. Because I am not the only ONE.
God is the ONE
God is the ONE who placed YOU in my life. He is the ONE getting my message out. He is the ONE leading me to YOU and YOU to me.
God is leading me down this path and I am just following.
And YOU are welcome to join me.