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Hello Kyfam,
I don’t know if anyone besides
my mains (aka my family and friends) have noticed, but I took a pretty big
break from blogging. An almost five-month break to be exact.
The break started out unintentionally. I was bogged down by other
responsibilities, and in the little free time I had, I found it tough to
motivate myself to do anything besides the bare minimum for my blog. The
writer’s block was really real, and I was on the struggle bus.
I kept putting things off. I kept telling myself I would finally
publish that post “tomorrow” except “tomorrow” kept getting pushed back, and I
kept stressing about it. Eventually I just decided to be intentional about my
break and simply enjoy it with no guilt looming over me.
So why did I
take a break from blogging?
The simple answer would be because I needed it to prevent a
complete and total burnout, but the real answer was much deeper than the
occasional bout of laziness and writer’s block.
I guess I just needed it, the stress
of making things Instagram-able, being in the constant thought loop of what to
write/post next, sitting in front of the screen gazing at different articles to
get inspired from was quite fatiguing. I found myself looking at other posts and
almost mirroring the same on my blog. Which I definitely didn’t want to just to
meet the “you have to post” deadline in my head.
That’s what I started to
reflect upon when I stopped stressing and allowed myself to enjoy my
blogging break. In that time, I spent thinking, I was finally able to admit
something to myself.
“It’s never too late… to be whoever you want to be… You can change or
stay the same, there are no rules to this thing… I hope you live a life you’re
proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all
over again.”
I really love this quote, and this way of looking at life. It’s
never too late to do anything. And if there is one thing, I know about myself
it’s that I have the courage to adjust, adapt and start all over if necessary,
in order to live a life, I’m proud of, a life that makes me happy.
A big thanks to all the lovely
people who kept a check and asked me when I’ll be posting next. You guys
kept me motivated to start again soon.
Until next time
Polý agape (lots of love) and stay cheerful :)
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