So here it is. (I don't know what it is about starting sentences with the word "so" but it makes it feel like I've been thinking about it for a long time.)
I said over a year ago that I was going to revamp my blog...but I never did. Instead, I did one better and created a whole new blog! Okay, it took over a year to do it but whatever. I never said I would revamp it in a timely manner.
After a discussion with a very trustworthy friend (holla at your girl!) I've decided that I need to start writing more frequently. At some point in my life, I would love to have a novella written just for my family and friends to read and appreciate. But there's no way that's going to happen unless I can get back in to writing mode first. Commitment! I'm going to post at least once a day for the rest of the month. It's not much but it's a start.
I hope that this blog can be a combination of personal and stand-offish, funny and serious, spiritual and (dare I say) slightly sacrilege. Because I feel like that's kind of who I am. Which brings me to the blog title.
It comes from a quote I read from Emily Dickinson a few months ago. I was instantly obsessed with it. In a letter to a friend she wrote the line, "...I am out with lanterns, looking for myself." I think that everyone is constantly trying to figure out who they are or who they're going to be. But this line just described it so well. A lot of time we're out there actively looking, and all we have to go off of is the dim light of a lantern that we're holding. Oooooh, chills!
At some point I'm sure I'll find a piece of myself but there's always more to find. This is a special glimpse into some brain thoughts along the way. Get excited. This could get pretty weird sometimes, but hopefully it will be a good time!
I said over a year ago that I was going to revamp my blog...but I never did. Instead, I did one better and created a whole new blog! Okay, it took over a year to do it but whatever. I never said I would revamp it in a timely manner.
After a discussion with a very trustworthy friend (holla at your girl!) I've decided that I need to start writing more frequently. At some point in my life, I would love to have a novella written just for my family and friends to read and appreciate. But there's no way that's going to happen unless I can get back in to writing mode first. Commitment! I'm going to post at least once a day for the rest of the month. It's not much but it's a start.
I hope that this blog can be a combination of personal and stand-offish, funny and serious, spiritual and (dare I say) slightly sacrilege. Because I feel like that's kind of who I am. Which brings me to the blog title.
It comes from a quote I read from Emily Dickinson a few months ago. I was instantly obsessed with it. In a letter to a friend she wrote the line, "...I am out with lanterns, looking for myself." I think that everyone is constantly trying to figure out who they are or who they're going to be. But this line just described it so well. A lot of time we're out there actively looking, and all we have to go off of is the dim light of a lantern that we're holding. Oooooh, chills!
At some point I'm sure I'll find a piece of myself but there's always more to find. This is a special glimpse into some brain thoughts along the way. Get excited. This could get pretty weird sometimes, but hopefully it will be a good time!
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