LOVE LETTERS TO THE POOR, CHAP. 9

One of 100, 100 of one

A seed's view, a “landing page” from a " type Z"

I have a recurring thought, borne of hardscrabble survival  experience. That thought is "I would rather have $1 each from 100 people than $100 from 1 person."

This is one code of a survivor, a caster of seeds in all four directions. I am a late-bloomer, age 70. Even though I have not had a bountiful harvest of good seeds sown, with alas, too many negative and losing seeds cast about at random for too many years, fortunately for me, the tiny spark of hope Holy Spirit is teaching me may just get me from one tiny step forward to the next.

The thing about sparks...they can be good or not so. Since Holy Spirit is One of only Three I trust in this world (God the Father, God the Son, are the other two,) I can safely listen to His wise counsel and gentle nudge of correction. "Thy gentleness hath made me great", from Psalm 18:35. 

So many of us do not remotely resonate with the hard demands of the modern material world. 

This is why I have humbly embraced the "small world" concept of $1 each from 100 separate people. As a sprinter in core temperament, I see the low-beam wisdom of  staying close to the ground, not  "reaching for the stars." While I adore the starry night and fully embrace the incredible expanse of God's masterful night sky, my focus remains on the step or two ahead of me. Being grounded is a profound part of that. I can still cast out multiple small and heartfelt seeds in all 4 directions...but realistically do not expect many to rise above soil level, much less bloom. To me, the "big spender” of the single person giving me a hundred dollars remains beyond my view. It is a little at least, as also not likely a lot. Nothing wrong with the big spenders, they just do not resonate with my soul. 

A concept of a "landing page" is supposed to “reel prospects in" and forcefully persuade them to...buy buy buy. Buying is fine...but the entire  "mojo" of the powerful competitor does not vibe with me. Too much push and push and more endless push. I am not remotely a competitive person.

My small attempts to "get the word out" about my writing work is a legitimate and honorable outreach. As a person who is mostly an introvert with only short hops of extroversion, all that outreach is exhausting, relentless, pushing in on my solitary soul. The more I research "landing pages", the more I recoil. 

Here's the landing page, done Wendy Williams style:

A TYPE Z LANDING PAGE

( What the hay is a "type Z"???)

It is the polar opposite of a "type A", the relentless core template of the West. A “type Z” physiologically needs more sleep, is not competitive, is usually an empath instead of a hard- charger.

It is a deep and sensitive soul who is also street smart as to human nature.

It has an affinity for micro- business, "nations" of one or a small handful. 

I'm a writer, a wordsmith, a woman of God, follower of Jesus Christ and deep explorer of the human condition

I write in total "type Z" manner and humbly affirm the heartfelt, the honorably eccentric, the holy outcasts, those like me who love God, His Son and who seek to stay on the difficult narrow path.

"$1 each from 100 people" is to feed the sorrowful souls (including my own!,) no matter how broken or shattered. I plant the seed of my writing help, pray over it and let Holy Spirit bring it to life, step by step. I will not reach that many but a “holy niche” works for me!

This is a unique "Landing page" that humbly offers but does not "sell."

(Please note that "type Z" is my creation , as far as I can ascertain, my ruefully humorous description of many of us who are simply not hard-driving individuals but do have something good to contribute!)

Wendy Williams  4-14-2023