The start of something new — the genuine column

In my last blogpost I talked about changes coming to this platform. The past year, I struggled with being authentic on here.The internet has a way of giving unrealistic expectations of “real life”. I got very caught up in that and it made me question the way I was prioritizing things.

I have always wanted to do something with writing. I remember as a little girl, I wanted to be a journalist (it was the one place where my passions of writing and photography came together for me). That got crushed when I got guidance that it wasn’t the way to make a living. When blogging became big, I tried to create my own space but it always felt like I was replicating someone else’s opinions and falling short of being genuine.

Being a mom has taught me a ton of things already and I’m sure there’s a bajillion more things it will teach me but the one that will ring true forever is that life is too short and it’s not worth living someone else’s dreams. So I decided this year, I will put what is important to me first and try to put my enneagram type 2 tendencies aside and focus on things that have always mattered to me most. There’s a ton that goes into that and I won’t bore you with the details, however one of them renewing my passion in writing has to do with this little space.

So here we are, week 2 and I’m still here, writing. My goal for this year is to write a post every week. 52 posts shouldn’t be too hard. I hope to bring content that brings you joy, helps you out and entertains you. I promise that not all my posts will be this soulful and most might be vain in nature (still a makeup junkie here).

So here is to 2019 and the beginning of the genuine column. (more changes coming soon, but I read somewhere you can’t wait for everything to be perfect to start).

I encourage you to think through the things that matter to you and prioritize those above all.

Thanks for sticking around.

Xx

Dilara

P.s. Also I hear that goals happen when you say them out loud, so here it goes; I hope that this craft of mine will one day churn ideas big enough to write a book - a lifelong goal of mine.