Finding My Voice

A few months ago, I decided to change my website to be generic.

I changed the picture in the "about" section to be a photo I took on a hike.

I removed all posts that had a picture of me.

I did this because I wanted to share my truth without being seen.

I wanted to share my experiences with little repercussion.

As I did this, each post I took down and photo I updated slowly buried my core to be hidden from a beautiful world full of possibilities.

I didn't realize how suffocating this was until now.

As I am writing, I realize the root cause of my decision. My focus shifted on the reader's thoughts and how I would be seen or portrayed.

This shift was so overbearing that I completely forgot why I started this blog in the first place.

I started for me. I started because I enjoy writing. I enjoy nature. I enjoy living in the present.

So -

Here I am. I don't regret my shift. I've learned from it.

The focus on other's thoughts before my own freedom is a common thread that has been present on my journey for a really long time.

So -

Here I am.

I have grown.

I want to write because I enjoy it. I want to share my truth creatively because it gives me joy and allows me to take another step in a direction that gives me space -

To breathe.

To see light.

To feel the warmth in the very depths of my core.

New artwork. Another post about this beautiful lion coming soon. :)