Tuesday, October 20, 2015

October 20: Writing Prompt #293-Release Me

Tell us about the blog post you were most nervous to publish — and what it was like to set it free.
This is the post that immediately came to mind, even though it is almost EXACTLY 5 years old now.  I had just started my blog in August, and up to that point, I made sure I didn’t “speak” too much about the issues and complications I faced daily with my three year old divorce and care of the children between my ex and myself.  The island was simply TOO SMALL for me to tackle those topics publicly, so I avoided them. This is what makes the post even more poignant because I HAD to write about it.  The “new mom” situation facing me that year impacted me so deeply I could not write without mentioning it at some point.  I even discuss in the post how nervous I was about posting it, but I distinctly remember feeling better after “setting the truth” free, so to speak, and releasing my anxieties to the world to absorb.  And all the things I really feared about the situation resolved themselves within months anyway.  Posts like that are what made it easier for me 5 years later to write more honestly and freely.  They prepared the way for the future of my evolving blog. 

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