"Blogging for Therapy and as a Small Business."
Ever since I can remember, Sundays have always been, well, sunny!I just wanted to take a moment and try something new with this blog today. If you're keeping up to date with my posts, then you'll know that I'm trying to find my way, and style through this new adventure of blogging. I always thought about doing it at some point, especially since so many people in my life have told me I should write a book about the things I've experienced. Well, I decided to take on this challenge by letting myself write whatever I feel, and whatever comes to mind. At the same time I'm telling myself not to be too judgmental towards myself. Also, I like that I can write anonymously. This appeals to me since I'm currently working on my self esteem and healing from CPTSD. Writing is a good way to get things off your chest too. How am I ever going to get good at writing if I never do it? Just like, how am I ever going to get in shape if I don't get to the gym and workout more than 0 times a week?
I think you get the picture. In highschool I was able to participate in a poetry, creative writing, and in college I took some writing workshops and some writing classes. Those gave me the basics of writing, and now I want to focus more on my imagination when it comes to writing. I'm pretty sure like most people if you don't use a skill for a long time you end up losing it. Well, I've definitely lost some portions of my skills, or I'm in the process of trying to bring them back to life. This blogging idea also started getting my thinking not only about the therapeutic aspect of writing but the revenue generation aspect too.
I'm a minimalist. I was raised to be less about the material world and more about spiritual and human connections. So I don't need much except rent paid and food in the kitchen. With that being said, I'm still researching ways of making money by writing. In these post pandemic days, it has definitely shown me that we are truly unique. Every single one of us, no matter what it is that you do. You are the only you. No one else can hear your calling for you. This is the human code of experience. It has me determined not to be slave to the 9-5 unless it's has to do with me being in business for myself. I rather work hard on building something that can grow from my creativity and knowledge.
To me being a blogger is about being able to not just story tell, but being able to be an honest and authentic you. Even when I got into other interests, I didn't like to pour too much time in trying to consume a style of someone else's. I wanted to focus on the technical side of things. I wanted to know what techniques they were using, how they learned those techniques, and how I could create my own style once I got the basic fundamentals of the techniques. Maybe that's normal, maybe it's not, but all I know is the more I get older the more I want to form my own opinion. I have a strong opinion that we are so used to seeking out other's for approval on what we are capable of doing too often. I don't believe we need to do that at all. We are able to do exactly what we can do as we continue to learn and grow and that should be enough. Constructive criticism is one thing, but trying to gain everyone's approval all the time is not for me. It's too draining.
So here I am about 4 days left until I figure out if I'm going to move to Colorado and start over again with 5 grand with bare minimum survival strategies(I might blog about my street smart skills later), or do I leave the safety of my mom's house and go travel abroad during a pandemic and a war. Listen, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to trying to figure out what to do in life. This is even harder as a black person too, more on that to come. I have my bachelor's degree but I feel like I'm missing that experience of travel to broaden my view of the world. The only problem is this time frame. This is the worse time or maybe its the best time. All I know is I'm that kind of person who craves adventure and have already been in homeless situations multiple times in my life. I'm still thinking on it and asking for guidance. I have a passport and money, what else could I need to be honest.
I don't have all the answers and I certainly have a lot of questions. I haven't made my mind up yet so until I do stay tuned. Maybe it won't be so bad to be a digital nomad, or back packer. I think it would be good for my depression to get out and meet new people and see new worlds. It will just take a little bit of effort in planning, but I think it'd be worth while and the pictures I'd be taking, oh my goodness. Food for thought, and I'm a fat boy at heart so you know I'm gonna be feasting on this topic. I hope you stay safe, stay strong, and stay creative.
Thank you all so much for reading.
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Until next time...
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