Well well well…here we are!
Thank you for agreeing to be a part of my writing practice. I felt the need to start writing for multiple reasons. However in a year like 2020-2021, do we need excuses to do anything out of the ordinary? Here are some of the reasons I felt the need to write to you:
1) When I had lots of free time and was furloughed last year, I was forced to figure out what drove me to wake up, have a schedule, and contribute (in a way that was helpful to society) every day. How can I use my talents to serve the world in a way that it needs it most?
2) My first job was as a writer. In high school, I competed in a speech contest where the editor of my local paper said I reminded him of himself when he was young. Though I lost the speech contest, I walked out of it with a job. It’s one of my favorite stories which I hope to tell more in detail someday. (Also, I need to find that speech!)
3) Writing has always been something I was good at—whether it was journaling emo thoughts as a kid, drafting up newspaper articles, writing show programs at USC, or catchy subject lines during my days in email marketing.
4) Now that I’m back in the workforce I have a renewed sense of identity, which I’m desperate not to forget. In a world where we regularly clock in and clock out and then go home and scroll for hours a day, I made a promise to myself that I would create more media than I consume.
So here’s my Wednesday Wisdom (some thought or inspiration I hope to deliver to you every week): Have you thought about what you want lately? Sometimes, especially for me, it can be an incredibly hard question to answer. But I think it’s an important question we must ask ourselves often. Because before you know it, you might forget what it is that you actually want. And that’s when the world takes over and decides for you.
So, what do you want? If you wish, take a few minutes and write down a few notes. Was it hard or easy, or were you surprised? One of my favorite quotes is by Maya Angelou: “Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.” If you got what you wanted tomorrow, how would it change you? Would you be ready for a new perspective and set of challenges? Revisit your desires in a week or month and observe if anything changes.
Thanks so much for reading. Thinking of you and sending lots of love. Did this perk up your day? Feel free to email me and let me know what you think!
xoxo
This post was originally written on September 1st, 2021 and last edited on date of publish.