Giving It Another Go

Back in 2015, I submitted my first post which I felt was the greatest thing in the world on WordPress. I started something but didn’t continue with it. The travesty! Shaking my head. I’m really sighing right now. One of the reasons that I wanted to blog was to try something new. A path that I had a desire to explore. Writing about topics of interest in a notebook is one thing but blogging is proving to be another way to self discovery. Honestly...there are several different types of emotions I'm feeling about this process.

In the midst of all these things happening internally, the one thing that slightly stands out and fighting to be heard is that voice. The voice that says to “Do it! You’ll never know what’s going to happen until you do. At least you did it versus not doing it at all.” A mouth full but you get the point. So, I’m here...trying this platform out...again. In my previous post, I mentioned that this was a journey that I wanted to share with my readers. As you know, creativity comes with inspiration and patience. So I find myself sitting in front of my laptop, staring at the screen...waiting for inspiration or something... Literally.

One thing that remains constant is wanting to be heard but most importantly, expressing my feelings. When I was a freshman in college, there was a required class that touched base on the psychology behind teamwork and included other exercises that we had to participate in. There was a class exercise that involved sharing personal thoughts about ourselves and if we didn't mind, we shared those aspects with the class. We wrote those specific things down on a piece of paper and put them in a container to be pulled out by someone who would read it. I wrote something in the line of "I'm very passionate and sometimes it consumes me".

Deep, huh? Yep, that was deep...Well, someone read it and I could hear the giggles and the sounds that my classmates made. It was as if some thought my words were referring to something sexual and I immediately felt embarrassment. I shouldn't have expected more from some of their reactions but I did. When it's all said and done, I get it and summed it down to maturity. Sometimes people aren't ready for certain revelations and that's okay. I was ready and understood what it was within me. I am a passionate person and it is reflected in my writing.

One of the things that keeps me staring at this screen is being passionate about something that I love and enjoy doing. There is nothing wrong with that. Eventually, my fingers will move over the keys of the board, trying to keep up with my thoughts as they form words on the computer screen.

Through this process, I truly hope that you give your passion and interest a go as well. If it's not blogging, do something that you've been meaning to do or find meaning in. As I write this, I'm finding that you are an inspiration as well.

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