Unclear.
What I am clear about is that I’ve been having the itch to write again recently, and so I am. What am I writing? Also unclear on that.
Zero promises on if this will be a consistent thing or a one and done for the year, but I feel it in me to write, so hello! Welcome or welcome back. Happy you’re here.
I haven’t written in a long damn time. Sure, I write bits and pieces here and there on my Instagram and whatnot, but in general, I haven’t really written in a while.
And I love to write. Always have. Need I remind you about the newsletters I used to make for my family back in elementary school? Yep! I think I called it “The Bortnick Gazette.” I wonder if my mom still has those somewhere.
And I continued to love to write, so much so I wrote for my college magazine, started a blog in 2011, wrote a book a few years later, started writing another after that, and well, yeah I haven’t finished that second one. One day, though. One day. Bottom line, I love to write.
I feel like “blogging” or whatever you might want to call it now, has really been a “dying art” over the last few years. With the increase in podcasts (mine will come back one day for real, I promise!!) and social media platforms and people to follow and listen to and life being busier than ever and whatnot, I just sort of feel like blogs have faded into the abyss. But I sorta think they’re going to make a comeback. Don’t they say everything that’s old is new again? No clue who “they” is referring to, but I’m here for it. Some things that were once old never should come back, in my opinion (looking at you, low rise jeans), but blogging isn’t one of those things to me. Blogging should totally come back in a big (or small) way. I really commend the bloggers who have had their blogs for years and continue to write them and make money from them. It’s tough to do and very impressive.
While I’d definitely consider writing one of my passions, I also think our passions can change and evolve over time. What once was your passion might not be now and that’s ok. You might find a new passion later in life and that’s awesome. And you might be confused on what your passions really are. And that’s ok, too.
I think we, as humans, tend to overcomplicate things (guilty!), whether it’s with dating, relationships, feelings, or passions, I don’t think it should be all that complicated. But that’s just a little something I’m working on myself. Don’t overcomplicate. Take things for face value and proceed accordingly. And above all, trust yourself. That is something I’ve struggled with for years, but baby steps.
All this to say, do the thing. Write the blog post. Start the podcast. Become a TikTok star (haha). Whether it ends up being a passion or not, who cares. Do it if you want to do it. Happy 2022. Let’s have a year. xo