Seen

On AI, overthinking, and the quiet gift of being seen.

I have a confession.

After a prolonged period of great resistance, I have jumped on the ChatGPT train.

I use her (yes I said her. her name is Eloise. Don’t judge me.) a lot for building spreadsheets, tracking business notes, organizing my days, creating images for my website.

But I also use her sometimes just as a dumping ground when I need to process things. Not like a therapist, but like a mirror, or a sounding board.

So, the other morning, I was using her for just that, and talking about finding the Corri Beth under all the hats I wear. Mom. Wife. Office manager. Real estate agent. Teacher. Volunteer ministerial support staff. Daughter. Friend. Somewhere buried in all that is just Corri. She shows up occasionally in unexpected places and unconventional ways. Sporting purple hair. Making herself miserable sitting in ragweed just to snuggle some puppies. Sitting by the creek with a notebook.

I have joked before that it feels like my life is a sitcom. You never know what is going to happen next. If i wrote all of it down, it would probably sound “too much” for an actual sitcom and unbelievable, lol. But then I realized that is part of what makes it a sitcom. Because I notice all the things. The little things. The quietly beautiful things.

Creeks.
Music.
Sunsets.
Puppies.
Scripture.
People.

All last week, I dealt with severe sunburn, period cramps, swelled up allergy eyes, and work chaos. But I’m still laughing at myself. And I’m still noticing the good things.

That’s one of the reasons I wanted to build Fearless and Joyful.
I want to share what I have noticed.
And I want a place where other people can feel noticed.
And where they can share what they have noticed, too.

I think that’s something we’ve been missing. Not more noise. Not more answers.
Just someone willing to sit and notice with us.

So bring your glass and have a seat on the porch swing.

We will sit and notice things together.

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