The Purpose of this Blog

My purpose and my goal of this blog is to open up the doors and windows to my life in hopes of connecting with people that may be going through the same things and experiences as I am. From parenthood, to relationships (intimate and platonic), from my spiritual journey and growth, to my every day monotony and everything in between. It's like a public journal documenting each part of my journey.

The main purpose is to basically share my life here like an open book, which for me is a pretty big thing. I'm a rather private person and I have been hurt and betrayed so much in my life that I am afraid of being so open and vulnerable to strangers. It's also a way for me to keep accountable. If I make a statement of an intention to start a project, and I put it out to the world, to you, my subscribers, then it's not just some willy-nilly, pie in the sky idea that I can just procrastinate or completely shove off to the side because I'm "too busy".

Now with that being said, my first declaration is that I intend to post at LEAST once a week. Sometimes more often, but once a week on Sundays is my intention. There. I said it, and now you all are witness to it, and you can keep me accountable should I stray.

I feel like this is that important. It's important enough for me to make it a priority. Although right now, I don't think it will be much of an issue, but things happen. Life happens. I just have such a pull to do this, it's just flowing naturally. That's my personal indicator that I'm doing something that I'm meant to be doing.

So often we're taught that there is dignity and virtue in struggle and strife. In order for us to be able to take pride in what we do, we much work hard to earn it. Although that may be true for some things, doing something that comes naturally and easily to you is an indicator that you are on the right path for your soul's calling. When something comes easy to you, it removes the element of "work" and gives rise to PASSION. When you're passionate about what you do, it will never be "work". It will be what wakes you up in the morning and what drives you throughout your days and throughout your life.

For years I've been searching for my true passion and have contemplated what am I passionate about. I am passionate about learning, teaching, helping people, cooking and creating. I do all of these things on a daily basis. For a long time, I was lost when it came to my direction in life. Since my children are growing up, I'm finding that I have more time to really think about which direction I want to go. In truth, I think I was using being a mother as an excuse NOT to think about it. I would use the fact that I'm a mother as a distraction. When, in fact, being a mother is the REASON I need to think about it. I need to give my daughters a role model to follow. They don't need to be just like me, but they need to see that I have my own goals and aspirations that I pursue so that they can follow suit and pursue their own. If I continue to put aside my dreams to raise them, they may end up feeling like a burden or a cross that I was carrying.

If you're struggling to find your calling, ask yourself these questions:

What comes naturally to me?

What is something that I would still continue doing even if I did it for free?

Write it down. Contemplate it. We all have a gift to give this world. We all have a way that we can contribute to the change and shift in this society. What's yours?