I Don't Know

DISCLAIMER: I love my parents and any comments made about them was purely for comedic relief. They did not force me to write this disclaimer after reading my first draft, I promise.

I believe it is customary for someone who starts a blog to write an ‘About Me’ where they essentially try to capture their personality and achievements in a short body of text. However, I always felt that it forces people to view the author through his/her perspective; I would much rather you guys understand me through your own eyes whilst reading my thoughts, feelings and values on topics that actually interest me (I’m not that exciting, sorry). In my opinion, this is much more constructive than telling you that I’m an extroverted introvert, I have stitches in my right eye and my art skills are so bad that my school-teacher thought my attempt at a lion was a woman in a hijab. 

I guess I should start with why I’ve decided to start a blog and to be honest, there’s a few reasons. Firstly, the people I call parents (pronounced ‘TRAY-TORS’) watched countless episodes of ‘Better Call Saul’ without me, and I won’t be able to catch up or continue watching with them (bridges have been burnt), so I need a new hobby. Also, this last year I’ve watched some of my friends put their talents to good use; some started successful podcasts, some started selling their own artwork whilst going viral (nerd) and some started a business. Sitting on the side-lines seeing their success and constant improvement got me thinking, what passion/talent do I have? Then it hit me, I realised that I am genuinely a professional at getting blamed for my older brother’s antics; yes, I am playing the victim card, now I have your sympathy, please read to the end? On a serious note, I found that I enjoy writing about daily events in my life because it allows me to relive it. I have to admit, I’m a bit of a nostalgia junkie (2000’s R&B is unrivalled), I just love the feelings that are attached with each memory, which probably explains why every month or so, I find myself scrolling through family photos from 10+ years.

In terms of what’s the long-term plan, I would have to say I honestly don’t know. It’s so easy to want to micro-manage every single little detail, but sometimes it’s alright to simply not know. In my life, God has shown me so many times that I do not know the full picture and sometimes I just have to trust in Him. In Matthew 6:34 it says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” I know this is all very dramatic for a blog lol, but what I’m trying to say is that this is a start and where it will lead me, I simply do not know. 

Blogging is just something that I wanted to try and even if it flops, I just want to be able to say that I gave it a go. In the words of Michael Scott, “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” So, by doing this, there are no regrets on my side and I sincerely hope that whoever is reading this does not regret the last 5 minutes of their life. 

Watch this space…