An Evening for Self-Reflection & Introspection

I am feeling awfully introspective this evening (or for those of you young folk: “all in my feels”), so I wanted to share some of what I’m thinking, feeling, brainstorming, and mulling over with you tonight.

But first, a little backstory.

If you don’t know much about me, know this:

• My favorite art form used to be writing & for the longest time I wanted to be a writer when I grew up.
• Usually that turned into fiction writing, and in college It was more of a love for telling the truth (aka journalism).

My love of/for/with writing has fluctuated over the years, but I feel now more than ever the need to voice my thoughts & feelings through this particular art form.

I am the most inarticulate human being you may ever meet, and I have always found solace & therapy in writing in all its many forms. Because I am incredibly socially awkward, it is often very difficult for me to convey my true thoughts, emotions, or ideas when speaking to others.

This is where my passion for writing has really come into play.

Very recently, I have been exploring all the different paths in which I can pursue my passion for writing again, which has lead me to this: I want your input. In other words: if you are reading this here and now, and by some miracle of miracles you have found my tiny little space of the internet/universe and have read along this far (!!!), how should I continue to do this? Does this blog format suffice? Should I write a book? Should I find some other format I don’t even know about?

I will say: because I am so socially inept, and because I have so unsuccessfully attempted to create video series and podcasts and other forms of “broadcasting” — all to no avail, mind you — I don’t foresee myself pursuing such endeavors.

So let me put it this way to break it down a little bit more for you, friend…

I want to create a space (virtually, online) where I can freely share my thoughts, feelings, ideas, (some) opinions, and how they may relate to you, the world, and whoever else will read or listen to it!

The more I type this jazz out, the more I am leaning towards continuing with a blog.

Essentially, I would like to write a wide variety of topics, but stick with an underlying group of themes:

• Photography (of course), as it is my current gig and I am loving the absolute hell out of it lately
• My mental health, and how it pertains to the world around me, my photography, my personal & professional life otherwise, etc.
• Other? [INSERT MORE IDEAS HERE].

Help a gal out, would ya?