The fifteen month anniversary of my blog is
approaching. When I began writing
this blog in July, 2013 I set myself a challenge that, at the time, I thought
would be quite immense. I
challenged myself to write virtually every day. Though I do take Sundays off from my writing on occasion and
I do also occasionally take a different day of the week off here and there I am
proud to say I have nonetheless consistently risen to the challenge I set
myself last year.
Earlier this year I began to own my identity as a
writer. Prior to my creation of
this blog I had kept a journal off and on over the course of somewhere between
fifteen and twenty years. Despite
such relative dedication to setting pen to paper or, in its more recent
incarnation, fingers to keyboard, I never allowed myself to claim an identity
as a writer. I suppose this was
due in part to my feeling that it isn’t possible to make a ‘real’ living as a
writer. And I am still not
technically really earning any money from my blog. I can nonetheless imagine a day in the future when this will
change. My blog may have earned me
no money but it is opening doors of opportunity and helping me to regularly
engage in another activity that I want to be a core part of my future work
life. This blog is helping me to
build and cultivate relationships.
I want my future work to include a focus on relationship building.
When I first began writing this blog I set myself the
important task of defining what the objective of my blog is. This blog documents my personal journey
of healing from trauma. I welcome
you to follow my documentary of my own healing journey. I write this blog to:
- Provide a venue for me to express my thoughts, feelings, experiences and ideas.
- Facilitate dialogue and supportive interactions among those seeking resources for their own personal healing.
- Inspire people to deeply understand they are not alone.
- Provide a sample of my written work to those who wish to read it. In providing an evolving writing sample I intend to document my capacity for productivity as I simultaneously work to create a new career path for myself.
I am excited about the future possibilities of my life and
how this blog may play a role in what opens to me in the future. Who knows what doors it may open and
where it may ultimately lead me.
If you are seeking an outlet for fun, healing or to make new
connections with others consider the power of writing.
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