Today is the one year anniversary of this blog. I committed to 365 posts in 365 days and I am happy to say there are 359 posts. The purpose of this blog was to make me accountable for writing “something” everyday. I had to have a venue to find my voice and get to know myself as a writer. I needed a place to be freely expressive without being locked into genre or subject. Now, one year later, I stand here assessing what I have learned through my writing journey.
I have learned that by putting my words and feelings down on the page, I have grown and changed as a person.
Rereading my own words helped me to become more adept at organizing my thoughts to allow clearer thinking.
I found a group of loyal readers who were helped along their path in some way through my words. This I never expected. My sole goal was to write. I never considered the fact that people would actually read it. Thank you, readers. You were a great source of encouragement and gave me the will to push on. I remember pushing that “publish to Facebook” button the first time – putting my raw self out there in front of everyone. I remember the cold sweat that lasted for over a month as I pushed that button everyday. But thanks to you, dear readers, I kept pushing it.
This year I had a difficult year emotionally. I suffered some hard losses and this blog had become one of the saving graces on this journey. I am a mere shadow of the person who wrote the first post one year ago, today. I went back and read it. It was about being empty. That should’ve given me a clue right there that I was hopping on a roller coaster – what a ride it has been.
Being in school all my life, each year my new year starts in September. So here’s to you dear blog. You have become dear to me and I am looking forward to where you will take me on our second year together. You have become a trusted friend where I can place everything about myself. Happy Anniversary.
And so, as another day goes by, thank you dear readers for spending a year with me & my blog, and….I have written.
Thanks for all your inspiring posts! Happy anniversary!