I’ve made some decisions about my writing for this year- promises to the self that I can actually keep for 2022. Here’s what I captured in a collection of tweets this morning:

“I’m breaking out of my comfort zone and changing up what I post on my blog….

And it’s a little scary.

While everything I write on the blog has a bit of my own flair and is often written from personal experiences and thoughts- it’s always been about my audience, a plea to the reader, and improving how I convey my thoughts…

This year though, I’m throwing that out the window.

This year, I’m not going to write for my audience.

I’m not going to make so many pleas.

I am going to write for myself- including more vulnerability about things like my own #mentalhealth, my personal journeys, and probably more of an ‘idgaf about the comments’ attitude.

I’m sure this is risky.

I’ve been feeling like it’s time to swallow the fear & write for myself for a while now.
If others learn something from it in the end? Well I guess that’s a bonus… It will no longer be the objective of the vast majority of writing.”

If for some reason you are at all interested in keeping up with my blog this year (despite this change in direction), please do so! I can’t guarantee that what’s to come in these pieces will be like what I’ve written in the past. It may come across more personal-journal-like than what’s been here so far…..

…Just… thank you.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of La Bella Journeys and stuck with me on this written journey so far.