This week is my 1 YEAR BLOGGERVERSARY!šš
Iāve been blogging for one whole year, isnāt that crazy cool AMAZING?! Wow, it really feels like yesterday I started on this path not knowing the destination.
This first post Iāll start off by telling you guys about my journey as a ābloggerā. Honestly itās still really weird to tell people Iām a blogger, I guess Iād prefer to say Iām a writer because thatās where the passion is. Writing has been my ESCAPE and it continues to be my escape whenever Iām sad, happy or just feel like expressing myself. Everyone has their own outlet and mine is writing.
*Expect another post sometime this weekā¦but first read this:
What Iāve learnedā¦
1. Itās okay to not be okay. Too often I visit peopleās blog and the encouragement of ānot being okayā is shunned. I never understand why that is. Everyone has a point in their life where they have felt like giving up, where they have been discouraged, sad, angry, hurt, mistreated, taken for granted and the list goes on and on, BUT that is okay. YOU DONāT GOTTA KNOW EVERYTHING DARLING! Donāt get me wrong, it is not okay to keep experiencing any of these, but if you have or still do it will not last forever. āWeeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning.ā Itās okay to walk through the rain, but just remember the sun will shine on you tomorrow.
2. What we say can impact someone elseās life, good or bad. Words can have such a huge impact on people. I have learned that people can either grow, stay stagnant or wither and die by the words that comes out of our mouths. I canāt remember exactly word for word what Iāve read (or heard) about watching the words we say, but the moral of the story is this; we cannot say whatever we want to say and we definitely cannot assume that what we say doesnāt affect the next person. Our words are powerful. It is better to uplift someone, rather than to bring down their spirits or self confidence.
3. Vulnerability is not so bad. I have never felt so vulnerable in my life until I started this blog. This is literally the bravest thing a person can do because we are letting you see another side of who we are. What I have grown to understand and accept is that it is okay to let others in so that they too can grow like you are growing. I have came to the realization that I am literally my biggest critic and sometimes just ādoing what I want to doā is always better (majority of the times) and more self satisfying than worrying about what other people think.
4. People support me hard. Straight like that. I am so grateful to the many followers I have received (250+) & email subbies, Facebook followers who liked my blog page, and the dope bloggers who have followed my instagram. OOPS, I cannot forget to mention my friends + family who always encourage me (near and far far away), tellling me how my posts have touched their little hearts. The love has been ultra-REAL.
*Fun FACT: Being totally honest, every time a friend or family member tells me they love my blog or theyāve been reading it I blush and I feel all warm inside because I had NO IDEA that they have been KEEPING UP WITH MJ! (See what I did there? Hahaha)
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