HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Today is my birthday; and as has been the case for the last few years, I’ve decided to gift myself something that has been on my heart that no one else can give me. This year? That gift is the gift of writing, of creation – a place to be transparent and honest in the hope of connecting with other like-minded people.

I’ve always loved to write. In fact, as a child I wrote my very first novel! Was it good? Heavens, no. HAHA. But I wrote endlessly for a few years to finish it. As a 10 year-old, it was my masterpiece. Fast forward a few years, and I had a few poems published. Those pieces? Much better. Several years after that I started my first blog…and then my second. Those blogs each had a purpose – but those purposes are no longer relevant, and the writing bug went into hibernation for the last several years.

Passions, though, tend to resurface over and over, and here we are. I have a different vision for this go-round. This time? This time I want to share myself – all of me. I’m not out to sell anything; I’m not looking for support through something incredibly tough. I just want a place to be raw, honest, and transparent.

You may know me, or you may not; but just like the photo attached to this post, I hope over time we can all get to know each other better so that our true selves move from the blurred to crystal clarity.

All that to say, everything is not going to be sunshine and rainbows. I do tend to lean towards the optimistic, but I have been learning that there is value in the unpleasantness, too. I hope you’ll join me as I continue to learn and share in the middle of the grittiness and grace of this life and strive to be good…enough.

So much love,

Jenn