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How WE do it

Every city has a fun way to spend the holiday. Dubai set world records this year with their…

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First morning of the year

This morning we paid a visit to the St. Honoré French boulangerie. We journeyed by foot in the cold…

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23 years

First, I give thanks to God.

I’m grateful to Him for allowing me to see 23 years of life. There are people who don’t make it this far, so I don’t ever take the gift of life for granted. 

Up to a few weeks ago, I didn’t know where I was going in life or if I was happy at all. For a long time, it felt like I was on a road heading to nowhere, which if you know, is truly, the worst feeling. But with growth comes maturity (I don’t actually know if that’s a real saying or if I’ve just plucked it from thin air but it makes enough sense to me so whatever) and a big part of growing up and maturing is knowing and figuring out what does and what doesn’t make you happy and once you have, being strong enough to walk away from that which no longer brings you pleasure. 

So, I made a big decision. I walked away from a well paying retail job to pursue my writing dreams which never was an easy decision. But I decided I no longer wanted to waste my time on something when I was sure I could be making better use of my time and skills elsewhere. So, I traded in security and stability for a dream and how right I was in making that decision is something that I’ll just have to wait and find out.  But, I’m confident that I have set myself up for a good year and I’m pleased to say that I’ll begin posting on this blog more regularly from today. 

A word of advice for other writers out there who might be struggling too; Don’t wait, just do. Often times, and I’ve noticed this with myself, we get trapped into this way of thinking, that our writing just isn’t good enough and we stall ourselves from just getting on with it and doing the damn thing.