I loved this post from Ashley Willis-McNamara, on writing about on the internet. As she rightly guessed, I was nodding along as I read it. There are so many parts that resonated with me. I have changed too. I used to be prolific on Facebook, then Instagram and then Twitter. But along the way, life happened, things changed. I switched to Fediverse and finally decided to setup a home at jrr.digial, running on Micro.Blog.
For a while, I was active, then I have just been reading but not writing. But Ashley has convinced me to write again. Glad to have reminders like this once in a while. Thank you Ashley!
I don’t know exactly when that changed. There wasn’t one big moment, just a slow fade. Something dimmed. I started second-guessing myself more. Started holding back more.
And if you’re reading this and nodding along, just know: you’re not alone. You don’t have to write every day. You don’t have to have the hottest take. You don’t have to prove anything. You just have to be real. That’s enough.I’m starting here. And if you’re trying to find your way back to something too, I hope you’ll start with me. 🩷