Joy in the Journey

I write this blog, not with the intention that people will read it, but because I enjoy writing. I enjoy getting my stories out there, whether it's only read by my mother or In-Laws, that doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm getting it out there. I am writing my story down. 

A couple weeks ago I posted about a chest that I had re-done, proud of the fact that some of my mother has rubbed off on me. A lady by the name of Letitia Switzer expressed her interest in my project, stating that she wanted to write about me. 

Just the fact that someone out there found me in the first place, and then liked what I had to say... My feathers are all puffed up with pride and I am not about to deny  that. 

I never like to brag about myself seriously, but go here to read her post. She thinks I'm pretty cool. 

And isn't that interesting? The internet brings people together in the strangest ways. Obviously there is a lot of negative when it comes to the internet, but look at what Blogs are doing to the world. Look at the creativity it is bringing out of women, or the knowledge they are helping us gain. Look at how inspired we feel when we find something great. My Mom always lets me know of the latest and greatest on her list of inspiring blogs. And those are the best ones; the inspiring ones. The ones making you want to be better. 

I had to make a mental note a couple months ago to stop reading the "brag blogs." I was struggling, I was depressed, and i was fully self-absorbed in my own struggles. Then I would browse blogs and the situation would just get worse because their lives seemed so wonderful. No one ever writes about the hardships, the things that make them cry, or even just terrible happenings. It just made me feel completely alone. Like I was the only one with problems. 

Everyone wants to appear perfect, appear as if they have everything together.. Creativity being one of them, perfect families being another. 

Obviously I would not go on here and write to the world about my depression, but I am not about to admit that I never have bad days. I am not about to admit that my life is perfect or that I am always smiling. 

Life is a struggle sometimes, and those are the exact times we need to be inspired. Those are the times we have to get up off the couch and find something to believe in. Whether thats your religion, your children, a special project... Whatever that inspiration may be, you must believe in something. 

We must constantly find things that inspire us, things that interest us, things that make us smile and help us to keep going. Because at the end of the day, we all have to keep going, so why not make it all worth it?

Let's find joy in the journey.