I Have Always Been a Writer...

I have always been a writer, in some way or another. I started keeping a journal when I was about 10. It was a way to escape reality, to hide the hurt and loneliness I was feeling. It was how I survived. I kept this journal all the way until I graduated high school. Then I stopped writing - and lost myself.

I'm not going to use this blog as a way to relive my pains. If you are one of the few people I hold in my heart you know my whole story. If you aren't, then you'll have to be ok without knowing it - I'm not that person anymore.

I have two best friends - they are my external heartbeats. I shared with them my journey to live intentionally, with purpose, in a way that works for who I am as an individual, not the life the world tells me I'm supposed to want. One of them suggested I document it as a way to heal - and a way to reflect on the adventures I go on while intentionally living.

So here I am. Thank you my AK heartbeat for encouraging me to do this - I can't wait for the adventures we'll share together. And thank you my PA heartbeat for being the one person who's been through it all with me - we'll forever be the crazy bitches getting into weird situations. ;P