Imagine longing to write every single day. That's me, and the easiest thing for me to write about is my feelings, how I should have handled a situation differently, what I hope for in life. I've been writing since I was a kid. It has always been a way for me to figure things out, to dissect an issue and find a solution or a lesson. I've spent too long surrounded by notebooks, empty ink cartridges, and incomplete stories. I wanted to hold myself accountable, so I figured the way to improve my writing was to be bold and put it out there. Here it is. For me, this is practice. For you, it's the inner workings of my brain while I explore personal reflection, and hopefully, we find some lessons together.
I've been writing a story for a while. It's a combination of my last three attempts, and it's, well, incomplete. Or is it a work in progress? Depending on how you choose to define these things, I mostly think of it as the latter. It's something I return to whenever inspiration strikes, although with two half-written stories already sitting in a drawer, I know inspiration can disappear at any time. Sometimes it doesn't come back, not for that particular piece, anyway.
A disclaimer: I have a very demanding day job, so I pick up my writing sporadically, which makes it hard to find a rhythm. It's not an excuse, just the nature of life and the bill-paying part of it. So in an effort to stay in writing mode more often, I thought I'd start a blog. It'll help me stay in a creative headspace. I have a lot of thought-provoking ideas that need to get onto paper, so in theory, it'll work like an online thought journal.
I'll likely make mistakes, but that's part of the curiosity and the learning. Please take it for what it is: a moment in time where a particular thought made sense to me. We all evolve. Let's do it together.
A little about me
I think it doesn't really matter these days, since anyone can share opinions and images, and do it unapologetically. But I'm from the school of thought where authenticity still matters, at least to me. I'm a self-confessed non-expert. I live a normal life, a fabulous one, actually, but normal by Instagram's standards. I'm in my thirties, married, living in Melbourne, Australia. I moved back here in my twenties, after spending twenty years, including my childhood, in the UK.
I'm fascinated by human behaviour and psychology. This blog is about my interactions, observations, and ideas. I thrive on big-picture discussions, and now I finally have a place to share them and learn from other people's points of view. I'm not pretending to be anything or anyone. I'm just deeply curious, and I ask a lot of questions.
I work in an industry entirely unrelated to human behaviour or psychology, so this is a welcome break from my day-to-day. I'll be honest, and as open-minded as I can be. I'll likely make mistakes, but that's part of the journey too. Take it for what it is: a moment in time, a particular thought that made sense to me then. We all evolve. Let's do it together.
I hope this becomes a space where I can encourage a conversation broader than my own circles, spark different viewpoints, and maybe even help someone think about something a little differently.
This was the very first thing I ever wrote here, back in 2021. I've kept it largely as it was, because it's true to who I was at that moment, and I think there's something worth preserving in that. A lot has happened since. If you want the fuller story of what came next, you'll find it in [the reintroduction].
