Jumping Off

I've really wanted to start blogging again for quite a long time, but I just haven't. It can be so hard to start doing something again once you stop. 

Then there's the perfectionist part of me that makes it really hard to do things. I want to have the perfect blog with the perfect name and the perfect graphics. I want to write the perfect first post and introduce that post on the perfect occasion. This thinking is the recipe for NEVER getting anything done. 

For the last few years, I have chosen a word to be my theme word for the year. This year's word is "Jump," and I haven't done the jumping that I need to do. One thing that I've known for a long time that I'm supposed to do is write. I've decided the perfect blog post isn't going to happen. I'm going to be content with an imperfect post. This will be my jumping-off point. 

Writing is therapeutic for me. Sometimes things just make more sense as I get the words in written form in front of me. It's a powerful way of processing complicated emotions. And as an introvert who can be pretty quiet, the written word is the one tool I have found that gives me an equal voice in the "room." 

A big question I have mulled over a lot over the last few years is "What am I supposed to be doing with my life?" I don't have all the answers, but I know I'm supposed to be writing. So I'm writing. And I welcome you to come on this journey with me.