I took a break from blogging and social media for a bit because things had gotten really hard. When life is stressful and you’re feeling uncertain it can be really tough to show up for the day to day activities. It felt like blogging would be a good place to take a break and make things a little easier on me.
I also found myself wondering if the writing even makes a difference? I asked myself does anyone even read these? What does it matter if I blog or if I don’t? Is it for likes? For comments? For clients? For attention? I needed to step back and really think about what the purpose of this blog is anyway.
I decided that I missed interacting on social media with others. I don’t always know if it has an impact on anyone else, but I do know it has an impact on me. I feel like I’m doing something important by creating and sharing uplifting content on social media. I enjoy sharing my insights and what I teach in therapy on a larger scale. Even if no one reads it or it doesn’t reach thousands (or even dozens) of people, it serves the purpose of helping me learn more about me. It helps me to practice showing up and being more vulnerable in my quest for true belonging.
True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the wilderness.
Brené Brown
I’m not sure if this blog post is sharing myself with the world, standing alone in the wilderness or a little bit of both. I’m not sure if it’s for me or if it’s for you. But I do know that it’s important to me and for me, and at the end of the day it’s truly…
