Hey there amongst other words

Hey there,  

I have been toying with the idea of a blog for a hot minute. I have attempted launching a blog twice in the past two years. I failed beautifully. So here is to trying again. This time, with better systems to see it through to fruition.  

My name is Stacy, I am a babe in her mid-twenties trying her level best to live wholesomely in this world. Writing for me therapeutically and I enjoy doing it. I knew this a long time ago when I was in grade five when I was introduced to English composition. Teachers and my classmates loved my writing. I wrote beautifully, they said. My classmates used to borrow my composition book to read my work. I remember at some point, one of my composition books was even stolen. A 10-year oldish boy or girl took it from my desk. I pray that that child who stole my exercise book repented and changed his/her ways though! Imagine missing going to heaven because you stole an exercise book way back in 2007. So sad! 

Anyhow, life’s endless opportunities have a way of drifting you from your first love. After school, I did not pursue writing, but I could write from time to time for my own consumption. I never really stopped writing. What changed was the frequency I wrote something that was not academic or work-related. They say that things that excited you as a child will come to you in your adult life. So here we are chasing words again. 

In this space, I intend to write on things that are truly near and dear to my heart. Topic revolving: work & Life stories – from my experience or that of others, self-development, books, music and the in-between. I know that this is a bit general but if you stay a bit longer, you will catch the drift. So, I hope you stay. 

Putting my work to the public is both exciting and scary though. Exciting as I would love my work to have an audience. To entertain, inspire or even educate one or two people. Scary because this is the internet. Attaching your identity to your work and presenting it to the public welcomes all sorts of reactions and criticism. I have thought about this long and hard. One could say longer than I should. It crippled me to share my work a few months ago. Now in hindsight, it was because of self-doubt, imposter syndrome and I dare say lack of self-awareness. I am working through these though. TMI for a first blog?  

I really struggled to write this first intro. Now that you have a glimpse of what I am about, I hope that you stay long enough to see the evolution of this blog. I will be posting every other Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  

 

Yours, 

Stacy.