Apr 14·edited Apr 14Liked by Caroline Cala Donofrio
Happy birthday Caroline!!! 🪅💕 I hope you have the most wonderful week. As always, baby Caroline melts me into oblivion. The little baby book! The kewpie doll! 😍 I loved this AMA. For anyone on the fence on becoming a paid subscriber, JUST DO IT ALREADY! I started reading Caroline's newsletter months ago and I've had such a wonderful time experiencing the world through Caroline's words.
Happy Birthday, Caroline! Regarding leaving NYC: I’m a native New Yorker who left NYC after living there for 40 years (1976-2016) and moved to Chicago and love it. I still love New York City, it’s my home, but despite its many problems, Chicago has offered space and affordability on the rental front and Lake Michigan is always near and I love the people here. Like you, I’m a city mouse, so this move offered city life and outside of it other places to explore nearby. Plus, my brother owns a restaurant here, so there’s always food! Don’t know if Chicago is on your radar, but I have found it a happy transition — I’m at a later and different stage of life from you, but I’ve found friends here of many different generations who love it. Wishing you all good things in the year ahead! Ps - I love the Tarot pull! ✨
Wishing you a very happy birthday!! Thank you for taking time to share a bit about your life with us. In this age of social media, the para-social relationships we create with online people may be a bit strange but also rewarding 😃
Happy birthday Caroline! I really liked your reading of Justice in this post - I feel like the ways that the tarot deck’s symbols can transcend notions of right and wrong are a big part of what makes them so rich and meaningful.
Wishing you equal measures of peace and joy on your birthday. May the next 40 years continue to grow your wisdom that is so clearly inside you. I loved this AMA and the honesty you shared with us. As always the card reading seamlessly connected: with a clear sense of who we are and in following the direction of our own self-made honestly, we are free to share. Now go and eat cake and drink champagne and celebrate YOU!
Happy birthday to you! Wishing you a wonderful year ahead. As always, I finish reading your newsletter and feel so thoughtful in a peaceful sense. Your words resonate so well and it's a true gift – thank you for sharing your insight!!
Happy birthday!!! I’m so intrigued by your timelines novel idea! And I love the fact that you combined novel writing and marathon training into one AMA because the processes can be so similar. Step by step. Just keep going. Or don’t! (The real growth happens in the process rather than in the finish.) Meanwhile, thank you SO MUCH for the Justice breakdown. This is one of my repeat cards. At its surface, its meaning shouldn’t be so hard to understand yet every time I pull Justice, I find myself befuddled. Reading your synopsis, however, finally triggered some clarity about why I keep pulling this card. Ok ok, got it Universe! PS: Busy Box photo = core childhood memory unlocked!
Happy birthday, Caroline! 🥳 I love how you said you create material AND overthink it. Like you, I can be an overthinker, but I find that in those moments of over-analysis, I just take the next step that feels good. Taking some form of action gets me out of my head! Loved your tarot card of the week as well ❤️
Feel like I stepped up to a free breakfast buffet, but like… a delicious one. So much yumminess, Caroline!
Most importantly, wishing you all you want and need with the coming year, and all you want and need in retrospect of the one now behind you.
Next, honesty v. fairness and the rejection of the binary. What an awesome topic! Would love more of your explorations if you care to dig deeper. Will be grinding some gears on it myself. 🙏🏻🙌🏻✨
Happy birthday Caroline!!! 🪅💕 I hope you have the most wonderful week. As always, baby Caroline melts me into oblivion. The little baby book! The kewpie doll! 😍 I loved this AMA. For anyone on the fence on becoming a paid subscriber, JUST DO IT ALREADY! I started reading Caroline's newsletter months ago and I've had such a wonderful time experiencing the world through Caroline's words.
Happy Birthday, Caroline! Regarding leaving NYC: I’m a native New Yorker who left NYC after living there for 40 years (1976-2016) and moved to Chicago and love it. I still love New York City, it’s my home, but despite its many problems, Chicago has offered space and affordability on the rental front and Lake Michigan is always near and I love the people here. Like you, I’m a city mouse, so this move offered city life and outside of it other places to explore nearby. Plus, my brother owns a restaurant here, so there’s always food! Don’t know if Chicago is on your radar, but I have found it a happy transition — I’m at a later and different stage of life from you, but I’ve found friends here of many different generations who love it. Wishing you all good things in the year ahead! Ps - I love the Tarot pull! ✨
Happy Birthday!
Substacks and Novels and Life, Oh my!
I'm feeling this too.
A reference to Dorothy's little song of Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HrfbV16-FQ
Wishing you a very happy birthday!! Thank you for taking time to share a bit about your life with us. In this age of social media, the para-social relationships we create with online people may be a bit strange but also rewarding 😃
Happy birthday Caroline! I really liked your reading of Justice in this post - I feel like the ways that the tarot deck’s symbols can transcend notions of right and wrong are a big part of what makes them so rich and meaningful.
Wishing you equal measures of peace and joy on your birthday. May the next 40 years continue to grow your wisdom that is so clearly inside you. I loved this AMA and the honesty you shared with us. As always the card reading seamlessly connected: with a clear sense of who we are and in following the direction of our own self-made honestly, we are free to share. Now go and eat cake and drink champagne and celebrate YOU!
Happy Birthday! Lovely to read your post, as always.
Happy birthday! I enjoyed your post today and especially enjoyed this reading!
Happy birthday to you! Wishing you a wonderful year ahead. As always, I finish reading your newsletter and feel so thoughtful in a peaceful sense. Your words resonate so well and it's a true gift – thank you for sharing your insight!!
Happy birthday!!! I’m so intrigued by your timelines novel idea! And I love the fact that you combined novel writing and marathon training into one AMA because the processes can be so similar. Step by step. Just keep going. Or don’t! (The real growth happens in the process rather than in the finish.) Meanwhile, thank you SO MUCH for the Justice breakdown. This is one of my repeat cards. At its surface, its meaning shouldn’t be so hard to understand yet every time I pull Justice, I find myself befuddled. Reading your synopsis, however, finally triggered some clarity about why I keep pulling this card. Ok ok, got it Universe! PS: Busy Box photo = core childhood memory unlocked!
Happy birthday! Love the honesty in these answers. And this: “This card reminds us that we create our selves, with every thought and action.”
Happy Birthday, dear friend. So very glad you’re on the planet. We are all so lucky to have your wise, beautiful, funny words! 🎈
Happy Birthday to you!! Thanks for being so open, honest, and hilarious with us. Here’s to your best year yet! 💜
Happy Birthday 🎈
Loved this line, “This week’s card urges us to let go of fairness once and for all, and instead focus on honesty.”
Happy birthday, Caroline! 🥳 I love how you said you create material AND overthink it. Like you, I can be an overthinker, but I find that in those moments of over-analysis, I just take the next step that feels good. Taking some form of action gets me out of my head! Loved your tarot card of the week as well ❤️
Feel like I stepped up to a free breakfast buffet, but like… a delicious one. So much yumminess, Caroline!
Most importantly, wishing you all you want and need with the coming year, and all you want and need in retrospect of the one now behind you.
Next, honesty v. fairness and the rejection of the binary. What an awesome topic! Would love more of your explorations if you care to dig deeper. Will be grinding some gears on it myself. 🙏🏻🙌🏻✨