Salt Air

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thenuancediaries.substack.comIf you’re new here, welcome! Here inside the nuance diaries (formerly Wild Cozy Free), I write the things that highly observant, deeply feeling people are thinking, but rarely say aloud. Writing is how I attempt to make sense of this sharp, messy, imperfect, wild world.Paid subscribers ($7/month) get at least one essay each week + access to my archive of 140+ posts and podcasts + other fun perks, while free subscribers get an occasional free essay (like today’s!) and previews of paid ones (like this.)You can learn more about me here, and the vibe of my Substack here.Also, check out my most-read piece ever, here.And if you’re not new here, stay tuned for an update/explanation of the name change soon — I’m excited about it!I have always loved the ocean. I use metaphors with the ocean a lot, in my writing and in my day-to-day life.I’ve been sitting on a different song with ocean imagery for a few weeks (maybe over a month), and yet somehow, this song, which I wrote in like 30 minutes, is what I’m going to share first.It was inspired by something from a notes section (see below), which I wrote down in mid-September*. It feels very different than anything I’ve ever written, and yet it could be a sister of Coffee and Dresses.The recording is also exactly 2:22, which is my Angel number. And the last time I edited the original note with the inspiration for this song was on September 22nd. So I’m feeling VERY good about this, even if it’s a first draft.The Note:Can you handle the depths of my soul? Can you swim in my waters?It can be rough out here in these waters.But I will not leave the ocean for you. I will not leave the sea for anyoneI will not leave myself for anyone. I choose me, and the salt air every time.There is nothing wrong with preferring the shore. But it is simply not where I live.I have hope that I will find someone to brave the waves with me.And The Lyrics (recording with melody above)Subscribe to The Nuance Diaries for $7/month to unlock the rest of this post!