This is how it all started…
The idea for this blog came to me after a significant shift in my life. I found myself faced with a crucial decision to make: continue on the familiar path with a predictable future, living someone else’s life, or choose the unfamiliar path with an unknown future, living my intended life. Although the right decision may seem obvious, I had found myself at a crossroads a few years prior with the same decision to make, and I had chosen the familiar path. In retrospect, both paths led me away from a life that I needed to leave behind. The scenic route allowed me time to gain the courage to relinquish what no longer nourished my soul, and this same courage gave me the strength to choose the unfamiliar path.
To live my intended life, I had to give into my aspirations as a writer, which I regrettably neglected most of my adult life. This was primarily due to a lack of inspiration, energy, and time, but self-doubt and fear also played a role. It was the power of writerly connections and our capacity to relate to one another that reignited my inspiration and reminded me that words and ideas matter.
To learn more about how it started, read my initial post “The Joy (and Fear) of Starting Over.”
Danielle N. Miles
Writer
