Reconnecting
Another January 1st has rolled around, and with it, that familiar hum of "new year, new me." This is where many people launch into grand declarations about resolutions, goals, and all the exciting things they are going to do this year. Not me. This year feels... different.
Well, here we are again. Another January 1st has rolled around, and with it, that familiar hum of "new year, new me." This is where many people launch into grand declarations about resolutions, goals, and all the exciting things they are going to do this year. Not me. This year feels... different.
Instead of looking outward, I've been feeling a strong inward pull in recent months. A desire to strip away the noise - to quiet the constant hum. My revelation - or resolution - isn't really very big or clever - it's just an acceptance that I need to go off-grid - or at least, step away from the loudest parts of the grid.
The pressure to constantly share, curate, and perform becomes exhausting. Don't get me wrong - I love connecting with people - but that's where this all gets a bit paradoxical. The closest friendships of my life have been forged online - through blogging, or social networks. The people I have crossed paths with have taught me so much - inspired me - and kept me going on days when the world hasn't been the friendliest of places.
It doesn't help that every time I go anywhere near a social network, I'm immediately annoyed by the continual attempts by so many to be the funniest person in the room - to have a hot take on anything and everything. Everybody seems to want to take sides about everything and anything. It's exhausting.
So... I’m building my own little digital cabin in the woods. This blog is going to be my sanctuary. My place to write, to explore, to be. No algorithms, and no endless scrolling - just words - from me to you - whenever you or they decide to show up.
I’m not entirely sure what this experiment will bring. It might be lonely at times. I might miss the instant feedback, the casual banter - but I also know that the very best things I've written have emerged from the dark silence of late night introspection - not from the continuous and cacophonous roar of the social internet firehose.
So, if you’re reading this, thank you for finding me in my new little digital hideaway. I hope you'll stick around. I’ve got a feeling this is going to be an interesting year.