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Lula's avatar

Thanks for being a cheerleader!

AMANDA's avatar

thank you so much for opening your heart and letting me be one! happy new year!! <3

Abby Keeler's avatar

This article seemed to find me at a perfect time. Thank you so much! & I am excited to follow along and wish you all the best in 2026!

AMANDA's avatar

ABBY!!!! this made my daayyyy!!!! thank YOU so much! also wishing you all the best in 2026! it’s going to be a great one for all of us, i feel it! 🫶🏻✨✨

Erifili Gounari's avatar

❤️❤️ happy new year Amanda you’re amazing

AMANDA's avatar

HAPPY NEW YEAR ERIFILI!!! 🥹✨✨🥹🥹🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 you’re the amazing one!!!!!! LOVE YOU LOTS

Soph's avatar

Thank you so much once again for the encouragement, Amanda! 🥹

I’ve been able to grow this year, and hopefully I will continue to do so. Happy new year!

AMANDA's avatar

SOPH!!! I'VE MISSED YOU!! You're so talented and you WILL continue to grow!! You only get better with time! <3

Atanda's avatar

loved reading this!! it’s made me feel really motivated for the new year. i especially loved the notion of being present in everything you do and i’ll definitely be applying it in my life

AMANDA's avatar

ATANDA!! i'm really glad this made you feel motivated!! it's such a gift to be able to be present in everything you do, it certainly makes everything you do as an artist more special and more personal! people can definitely tell that it is from the heart!

Caroline Beuley's avatar

Love this!! I tell everyone who is thinking about starting a Substack that they just need to do it!! it all unfolds from there and it's so so fun!

AMANDA's avatar

IT ALL UNFOLDS FROM THERE!!! EXACTLY!! it literally feels like MAGIC! one of the best things i've ever done because i found amazing people/artists like youuu!!!! <3 happy new year caroline!!!!! <33 wishing you the best 2026 EVER

Lia's avatar

Hope it's not too early to wish you a Happy New Year!

AMANDA's avatar

LIA!! happy new year!!!!!!! thank you for being such a great friend!! you did introduce me to amazing authors and to amazing pieces this year so i'm VERY thankful for that! thank you for being here! <3333

✍🏼kyle northington's avatar

i needed this

AMANDA's avatar

kyle!!!!! i read your latest and i’m so in awe of your talent !!!!!! you’re insanely good

✍🏼kyle northington's avatar

i can’t even 😭😭😭 that’s ridiculously kind of you to say and means so much to me!!! i am taking your essay (and compliments) to heart fully this upcoming year - because time just keeps marching and before i know it another bday essay will be forming behind the eyes 🙃 BLESSINGS ✨🪩

AMANDA's avatar

i really hope you do!!! you write with your whole heart and that's very noticeable!!!

✍🏼kyle northington's avatar

as we speak i’m starting the new year on the right foot by banging out some Morning Pages to get the machinery ticking! i’m really emphasizing the act and not the publishing to get myself going, because i often conflate the order of important there 🙃 thank you for inspiring and encouraging!

AMANDA's avatar

OMG!!! i’m doing the exact same thing right now!!! we’ll both be bestsellers by the end of the year if we keep it going 🥹🤞🏻🤞🏻

Mark Meier's avatar

You did wonderfully here. I'm an so blessed I found your work. Something said this one has it and you didn't disappoint. Thank you Amanda, for the great work you do. Your ideas, thoughts, and advice. I'm so grateful! ☺️🫶🌹