At first, my intention for this post was that it be a tentative “hello,” a timid dip of the toe back into the waters of blogging, a non-committal soft launch of a return. But that wouldn’t be true to the spirit of this blog, now would it? This blog began as my attempt to find my voice and use it after years of feeling unheard and almost voiceless. So why should I whisper a greeting here? Instead, consider this the confident “hello, hi, hey!” that it is meant to be. The unicorn has returned.
The desire to write, to blog, to express myself, to simply share, was always there during my hiatus. Although the flame dimmed, it was never snuffed out. Rather, its heat and light were hidden by so many stresses: self-doubt, self-sabotage, overwhelm, losing myself in trying to show up for everyone else, allowing the toxicity of my external environment to seep into myself…Lately my life has been a never-ending litany of various types of “I’m tired’s” and a perpetual struggle of pushing through, despite my entire self desperately whispering that I’ve had enough and I need…rest? Care?
Then, one day, I lost my voice. I don’t mean that I had laryngitis, though. It was more like I lost the will to speak, that life had become so painful that I couldn’t even find the words or the willpower to express what was wrong. Or, perhaps to say that it happened one day isn’t quite accurate. It was more like a slow loss. The process was, at first, deeply internal before it rose to the surface and was overtly noticeable. It began with a thousand little times when I silenced my own inner voice; the one that asked for various types of rest, understanding, and care. It was also the voice that wanted to speak out but was afraid of judgment. So, while it seemed as if I suddenly couldn’t speak, the truth was, I’d silenced myself and allowed others to silence me too.
So here I am, on my healing/self-care/self-love/walking in purpose journey (pick one, some, or all even), with hope in my heart, even as my voice shakes a teeny, tiny bit. I haven’t done this in a while, but even as I type these words hesitantly, another piece of me falls back into place. Perhaps I had to fall apart in order to be put back together with intention so that I could walk more fully in my purpose (well, doesn’t that sound cliché? I think it’s true, though). But I digress.
Now, what can you, friend, expect from this blog? Consider this to be a space where I use my voice in a way that (hopefully) inspires you to do the same, in your way. You can expect a wide variety of content (because I have a wide variety of interests; this is a lifestyle blog after all), including:
🩷 Unicorn Reads (ie book reviews)
🩷 Musings: reflections about life, anecdotes etc
🩷 Unicorn Life Hacks and Tips
🩷 Unicorn Faves: products that I love/found to be helpful
🩷 Spiritual/motivational content
🩷 Self-care and mental health content with body positive messaging
🩷 From the Unicorn Pen: Short stories/creative pieces (I am an aspiring writer, after all)
🩷 Unicorn Organization: habits, routines, organizing time and space (it’s giving “multiverse,” but that’s not what I mean)
I suppose that with time, other categories will emerge, but let me not get ahead of myself. I’m starting with a little beginning (sounds repetitive, I know), but the key is that I’m starting, and I hope that you will come along with me. As I embark on this journey of rediscovering my voice, I hope that it inspires you to do the same.
Peace, love and sparkles,
The Unicorn of Awesomeness
Shespeaksandwrites 