only for love (a 2022 retrospective) - by Ava
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+ 14 really good books I read this year
Susan Rothenberg, The Caribbean, 2015 For me, this year was broadly focused on accountability. I think of accountability as the opposite of self-hatred (which is really just another form of self-indulgence, isn’t it?). It’s about giving myself credit for what I’ve done well but also taking responsibility for what I can do better. I’ve been living like an adult for a while, but this is the first year I’ve really felt like one. Here are some of the ways I’ve tried to be accountable: Being proud of what I’ve written and am counting to write, while recognizing that there’s infinite room for…
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