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About a year ago, maybe even longer, my good friend and I had a dream of making a podcast. We didn’t quite know what about, but it didn’t even matter because we were too busy in school to follow up and actualize it. Once we both graduated, by this summer we started talking about creating something. We started to brainstorm, meticulously picking out color schemes and logging our inspiration. We finally landed on creating an Instagram page for uplifting and affirmation. I was so excited about it and started to create graphics to eventually post on the page. Neither of us was committed to it and after a month or so it dissolved. It’s just sitting there as an idle page.

In October of 2019, I created an online blog. I was inspired by a few others and thought it would be a good way to start journaling or at least expressing my thoughts. I knew if I had a webpage with an interface and design it that I took the time to create, it would make me want to commit to it. I would want to see the pages filled because it meant having a robust (ascetically pleasing) webpage. I only shared it with a few friends just so they could see my personal passion project, but it was never my intention for it to be fully public. I kept up with it, but not making it a habit as much as I would have liked. I really liked the idea of having a blog but was not comfortable with sharing my own words and thoughts.

A few months later, in December as the rest of the world contemplated what they’re going to change in the new decade, so did I. By reflecting on 2019 and affirming 2020 I realized that this past year was huge for me. I’ve grown in so many ways, but I have so much more to work on. I graduated from college, moved into my own apartment, and started a new job. I was having a conversation with a friend about intentions for 2020 and thought the conversation would be even more impactful with a group of people. I envisioned this as an event or even a series that would gather people for an exchange of ideas and energy. It would serve as a check-in, to help one another realize our goals and create intentions and then ultimately a plan. This idea was just a fantasy my mind jumped to at the first conversation with one of my friends, but not something I was actually ready to take on.

In January of 2020, I created Of Love and Light, a blog open for anyone to read. I know what I’m going through relating to my professional, personal, and romantic life is not unique. I also know there’s someone else who has experienced or is currently experiencing the same struggle or victory. I thought it would be important to share my journey to who I am becoming.

“In a world of the media telling us we have to have everything figured out, its also important to realize we don’t have to. ”

The purpose of this blog is to be upfront and transparent about what is happening in my life in hopes others will do the same. I wanted to take a moment to document how I got to this point and just where my head is.