BACK, AGAIN! // WHAT STARTING AGAIN REALLY LOOKS & FEELS LIKE AND HOW TO SUPPORT OUR WORK…
we are on to day four of being “back, again”. day four of a new blog, challenging myself to simply share. i mentioned on monday that these posts would “host the daily dips and details as i sift through my life, uncovering memories, marking moments and setting the tone for days ahead. some days there will be simple musings. a collection of words and nothing more.” so far i’ve marked moments, shared memories and i’m thinking this one may just be the one with the “collection of words and nothing more”?
maybe this is a behind the scenes look at rebuilding our social ecosystem. maybe it’s just a peek inside my journal documenting bits and pieces of my everyday. i thought this post could share what it really looks and feels like to pick back up where you left off and try again? but, i have no clue if that’s what this is or will be.
you see, ive been blogging for over 15 years. collecting words that i can muster and sprinkling them through the cracks and creases of my heart and throughout my inannet spaces. i like it that way! but, everything’s perfect now. everything’s planned and polished now. everything is broken down into customizable, easily executable plans and that, my friend, is just not who i am. but, this is…
“I started a blog, then i stopped writing. i built up a channel, and then i backed away a bit. i opened a shop, then i closed it. i created a community, then i put it on hold. trying to continually define success for myself and my family. to explore and discover the authentic way in which i am meant to show up.”
“you don’t have to be brave, you just have to keep trying. you don’t have to be strong, you just have to keep going. maybe your superpower is refusing to give up even on your weakest days when you feel you’re not enough.” — c.a martine
the words above were snippets of a letter that i wrote to myself three years ago followed by a quote that helped me keep going and this is me, starting again…
“i think its been so long since i’ve shared because i needed time to remember that i’m not in this for a perfect performance but rather a perfect surrender… saying yes to the lord day by day. sharing my thoughts, my challenges, our homeschool and lives was never in my plan. i’m a private human with a protective soul by nature. sharing has always been a sacrifice for me. an act of obedience and a measure of faith. so, here’s to another beginning at the end … of me. the one where i’m committed to the pursuit of the perfect surrender. the one where i’ll try and start sharing again. ”
more snippets from, yet, another post where… yep, it’s me. starting again. starting again as i’ve been creating in social spaces since the day mother was added to my list of names. i’m starting with goals i don’t even know if i can reach. but, im here.
six years ago i wrote about endurance and my honest thoughts about navigating life after 20 freakin’ 20!!! i made 60 videos in 2020 and honestly, not much has changed about the core of who we are and the ways we live and learn. a lot of rinse, reuse and recycling friennndddsss. but, it was quite lovely to look back and see. oh, and then there was this…
“BUT, CAN I BE HONEST?? I’M NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS BLOG POST THING. ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT I AM ATTEMPTING TO WRITE ABOUT JUST DON’T SEEM LIKE THEY ARE COMING OUT QUITE “RIGHT”. THERE IS A “HEART” TO THIS HOMESCHOOL + LIFE THAT CAN BE MUCH BETTER “FELT” THAN “TOLD. IF THAT EVEN MAKES ANNNYYYYYYY SENSES, LOL.”
i wrote those words almost a decade ago and, please tell me why those same words still stand?!? honestly, i’m writing in search of fresh/refreshed vision for us as thefallcofamily. writing in hopes of remembering who we are and continuing to write the story that only we can tell. writing as an act of devotion and not just discipline. because, absolutely nothing is perfect and polished over here. here are some ways that you can cheer me on and support us along the way.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT WHAT WE DO //
We make videos/films, printables/guides, friendsssss and other “things” for the journey! And, we are so much better together! my hope is that you will follow along.
Read & Reply. comment on our post to “start” or “join” a conversation.
Follow us in all the places/spaces you enjoy.- Blog // Substack // YouTube // Instagram
Share w/ a friend. share our journey with all the people you love who may benefit from what we share.
Start our free 7-Day Reading Challenge
Sign up for our Substack- join our new version of our friennddddss club & let’s live & learn together bc life is just lovelier when you know you are not alone!!!
Shop our Live&LearnCo Store and buy a Printable Pack and/or Guide. (COMING SOON!)
Shop Our Affiliate Links. when you see them along the way.
Buy me a coffee.
Back here again, tommorrow?
With all the love,
Syreena