Heyyyy yall!!!! I knowwww, long time no talk!!

Before I get back into the routine of things, I want to speak candidly for a moment and explain my absence. 

Lately, life has been life-ing! And I just haven’t been able to … practice what I preach. You know, find the positive, find the silver lining, keep the faith, yada yada yada.

But it’s not that I’ve lost my faith, or wished to stop my journey of getting closer to God, I just haven’t had anything positive to say … And I was struggling to get around the “writer’s block”. There were days where I couldn’t stop my brain from running a mile a minute with constant worry. It seemed I was just so overwhelmed with life while trying to also create motivational content for The Faithful Worrier. Like, how could I come on here and be positive while, in reality, I was … not sad, but … existing. 

And then being new to the blog and content creating world, I recently realized I placed unrealistic expectations on myself when it came to posting. I was worried about not posting, people losing interest, not gaining followers & subscribers as quickly as I hoped, trying to decide if I should pay for this, invest in that, blah blah blah. 

But what was really happening was … I was trying to RUN before I even learned to walk. Blogging is new to me … and I have to learn how I fit into this space while also navigating everyday life. But I’m learning that all those things will come in due God’s time …

And then one day I heard someone say, “sometimes you just need to be QUIET”. And I took that as a sign to do just THAT. 

Because my aim when writing my blog is to be as authentic as possible. Obviously there are some things I won’t share and will choose to leave out; but I strive to speak TRUTH, my truth. And instead of faking the funk, I chose to just take a step back, REST MY MIND, and return when the light bulb and fire was lit again. 

But that’s what the faithful journey is all about, right? Finding ways to worry LESS while building your faith in God. — The walk isn’t supposed to be easy. And there isn’t a clear path to the finish line. It’s simply … a work in progress! 

And with that being said, I’m back and ready to share! 

TAKE AWAY: Walk, run, REST when needed, and repeat! Just keep going. 

So I guess it wasn’t all bad, huh? 

Talk to yall soon!