"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you."
-Maya Angelou
Struggling 2 Survive was born just last night through lots tears and frustration. As I laid in the bed, tears in my eyes, trying to stop the racing thoughts, "I'm struggling to survive" kept replaying in my mind over and over again. Then I heard, "write through the pain" and so I did.
Lately, I have been reading and listening to the words of two of the greatest writers, Maya Angelou and James Baldwin. As I take it in, it reminds me that we (my generation) must continue to tell our stories. There are many of us who have gone through so much, yet we survived. I think it is important for us to tell our stories and be an inspiration to those who come after us just as these two did for me. We each have a platform and I believe it is our responsibility to not only use that platform, but to us it wisely.
Of course, the doubt and anxiousness helped me find every excuse why I couldn't do it this time. "How many ideas have you had that never manifested?" or "What will make this time different?" The thing was I had thought about blogging many times before, but never stuck with it. My purpose and message this time is much different.
"Stop seeking perfection, it doesn't exist."
Most days are good, but some days it can be a battle. Some days I wake up with a cloak of heaviness (depression) and it's hard to just get out of bed. I struggle with starting a lot of times because I know that on any given day, my depression can show up and that darkness can take all my light. Even still, I woke up today with a new state of mind and challenged myself to get started because who knows what could happen!
-Maya Angelou
Struggling 2 Survive was born just last night through lots tears and frustration. As I laid in the bed, tears in my eyes, trying to stop the racing thoughts, "I'm struggling to survive" kept replaying in my mind over and over again. Then I heard, "write through the pain" and so I did.
Lately, I have been reading and listening to the words of two of the greatest writers, Maya Angelou and James Baldwin. As I take it in, it reminds me that we (my generation) must continue to tell our stories. There are many of us who have gone through so much, yet we survived. I think it is important for us to tell our stories and be an inspiration to those who come after us just as these two did for me. We each have a platform and I believe it is our responsibility to not only use that platform, but to us it wisely.
Of course, the doubt and anxiousness helped me find every excuse why I couldn't do it this time. "How many ideas have you had that never manifested?" or "What will make this time different?" The thing was I had thought about blogging many times before, but never stuck with it. My purpose and message this time is much different.
"Stop seeking perfection, it doesn't exist."
Most days are good, but some days it can be a battle. Some days I wake up with a cloak of heaviness (depression) and it's hard to just get out of bed. I struggle with starting a lot of times because I know that on any given day, my depression can show up and that darkness can take all my light. Even still, I woke up today with a new state of mind and challenged myself to get started because who knows what could happen!
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