I was trying decide what I wanted to write about today, and I won’t lie, I was struggling! So I started thinking about blogging and why I do it, and it hit me. Blogging is something that I’m passionate about. It’s something I enjoy, and I would love to keep doing it for a long time and maybe even as a career if the opportunity presents itself.
In the past, I’ve struggled to find motivation sometimes to do the things I love, including writing. Either from not knowing what to write about, or being too tired to try. But it’s something I love, right? So why wouldn’t I want to do it?
Blogging for me became a chore. It became a task on the to-do list, something to get out of the way. My mindset was completely skewed. And I lost my joy in it. So I stopped.
I realized, after taking this week and actually sitting down and writing, that I needed to change my perspective on it. I needed to stop looking at it as a chore, and start seeing it as a way to express myself–a way to share what’s on my mind to anyone who’s interested. I needed to stop worrying about the statistics of who’s reading it, but start being grateful for the readers I have (that’s you!).
So that’s what I’m doing. I’m doing this because I love it; because I love writing and connecting to others.
Why am I sharing this? Because I know others out there might be in the same boat I was. That boat of losing passion and motivation for the things that make you happy. Whether that be a hobby, or even your job. Ask yourself: why did you start doing it in the first place? What’s changed?
I hope you all are having a great day! Thanks for reading!
In the life of ash 