What has a whole month of blogging taught me?
"Let go of who you think you should be
and embace who you are."
and embace who you are."
One of the reasons I stopped blogging was because I wasnt quite happy with the way I wrote. This journey taught that the key to getting through is accceptance. This is my voice. These are my words. I have to embrace them. I may not be good in writing in a more professional tone but I think I do well in telling my story in a way others would relate to it. I have the ability to take others along with me in whatever endeavor Im taking. I am able to make them feel welcome in a way that's natural to me, without trying so hard. Accepting that I speak in squeals and messy words and run on sentences is a step forward. It doesnt mean I wouldnt try to better myself, of course I will. Im just saying, I will learn to embrace my voice and my message. I wouldnt let insecurity hold me back from sharing myself to the world. For as long as there's one person reading, these words arent for nothing.
I made sure that I was doing it both for my readers and myself because if I was only doing it for one of the two, there wouldnt be half the posts I was able to publish. I didnt want to the ones reading down but most importantly, Ive let myself down too many times already to give this up. I swore that this time, Im going to finish whatever I started.
I made sure that I was doing it both for my readers and myself because if I was only doing it for one of the two, there wouldnt be half the posts I was able to publish. I didnt want to the ones reading down but most importantly, Ive let myself down too many times already to give this up. I swore that this time, Im going to finish whatever I started.
"Done is better than perfect."
The quote that changed it all. Excuses were always there to put stuff aside. “Oh, Ill write it later..” “But I dont have photos yet.” “Im not inspired right now.” but then I pushed myself. I created inspiration instead of waiting for it. Thoughts are really like the faucet. It’s not gonna flow unless you go and open it. The moment I started writing, words just follow suit. They come naturally.
Some things felt like rushed but I gave everything I could nonetheless. So many bus rides were spent writing a blogpost on my notes app because that’s the only time I was free haha! For the first few days I was like, “Alright, it’s not so bad.” but I didnt realise how hard this really is until I ran out of drafted write ups. Haha
The goal for this whole thing was to publish stuff. Just that. Get posts published. Now, I want to publish things Im very sure of. Ive really felt bad on days I hastily posted stuff just so I can say there was a post that day. It felt like I was stealing something from you. Your time maybe. Now, I just want to publish stuff that I know are going to be worthy, stuff that Im proud of. It need not be perfect, I just have to be happy with it. I gave more than I thought I was capable of giving and Im telling you, the feeling is addicting. I just want to create and create and create. It makes me laugh at all the times I thought Ive lost it. It's true when they say you dont need help. You just really need yourself.
Whether youve been going back everyday or youve only read one blog post, I’m very appreciative. Thanks for coming along with me. It really means a lot. This is just the beginning.
I’ll see you very soon. Ciao
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