The last few weeks, my Sibyl inbox has been empty. I was tempted to conclude, "My work here is done. Everyone is fixed." Then, I encountered a whole bunch of pretty flawed and twitchy humans who could use a good Sibylizing.
Therefore, I'm going to provide you all with a little encouragement to write in your quandary to Asking For It, for Sibyl to answer.
Six Reasons You Should Write In to Sibyl:
1. You haven't got it all figured out. I know you---you're not even trying to pretend you have it all together. So write to me about the things you're grappling with, and I'll help you cut through the fog and see it all more clearly.
2. The act of writing out the quandary and sending it in has helped some of my readers find their own answers, simply by sitting with it in that conscious way. I've received follow-up emails that say, "thank you for your answer to my question---it confirmed what I was thinking, even while I was still writing it to you!"
3. Interactive columns between strangers are pretty rad. People who don't know each other, offering wisdom and care for no money exchanged is a powerful thing. Be a part of this random act of artful kindness.
4. We're a dying breed. Sugar is on hiatus. In the last few months, we've lost Dear Abby and Dr. Joyce Brothers. The advice columnist, once called the "agony aunt" colloquially by Brits, is a classic way for women to show up for one other publicly, with the cloak of anonymity protectively in place.
5. Your friends are tired of hearing about this issue you are obsessing about, and you can’t afford more therapy.
6. Don't you have to see your family this summer? Yeah. Write to me about that. Aren't there weddings you need to attend that you feel weird about? Write it in. I don't care how long and rambling your letter about your ex may be. I can take it. And your story could really resonate with another person, and help them just by hearing that someone else is experiencing that situation, too.
It's a powerful thing, knowing you're not alone in this world. Sibyl is listening.