My first post was some want-to-be-edgy but still dry-sounding baby step toward breaking out and putting it all out there on this blog. You can read that below. It was to the point but I had to try to revamp it. What’s the point of saying anything if you’re still holding back? In the social media age everyone has something to say and now the platform to say it. Some of it is utterly useless, some of it worthwhile. I’d like to contribute to the latter category. So, what do I have to say? One thing that I’d like to put out that I was attempting to do in the first post is to speak from a life lesson that I am learning: never be made the sacrifice. Allow me to explain.
I’ve spent the vast majority of my life being stuck in a particular box, being stuck in a particular place, ultimately sacrifice for the benefit of others. Quiet, bookish, dependable, sensible-shoe shod me. The predictable, “good” one, who made little noise and required little attention. Staying in this mold enabled everyone to ignore me and to focus on more pressing matters. And all the while, I was seething, smoldering, aching to break free of the cage others placed me in, and that I stayed in voluntarily. I was a fiery archer, surrounded by dousing waters.
Now I am ready to take aim and take my shot at a life lived more fully and authentically. I suspect that many of you out there feel the same way. That perspective will be the basis of this blog, as I discuss my many interests and timely topics. My promise is to be true to myself and to invite the audience to come along for the ride.
So, here is my new blog. If you’re a late bloomer, someone trying to break out and be the real you, if you decided not to let your life be used as a sacrifice for others while you stay pegged in the same place, or if you’re just interested in my perspective, welcome.
Lady Archer