Wow! It’s Been Over A Year

On March 13, 2017 I published my first post on this blog. I had started blogs in the past, but I could never seem to follow through with them. For one reason or another they fell by the wayside. I lost interest, or I was too busy to keep a regular schedule. Days turned into months without a new post. Maybe I just wasn’t ready yet.

My husband had been thinking about setting up a website to sell some of the jigs he makes for fishing. He is not very computer literate so I knew it would be my responsibility. While looking things up for him, spontaneously I signed up for a blog site for myself and The Write Empath was born.

I wasn’t sure what it would be about. I’m still not sure what I’m going to post about half the time. But, I love to write, and I love to share my writing with others. Occasionally I would share my observations and ideas on social media but it didn’t feel like the right place for my words.

I’m not even sure what I hope to accomplish with this blog, except to let others out there who share similar stories know they aren’t alone. Although my blog is geared toward women, empaths and writers, there are others who will find something to identify with here. I am a survivor of narcissistic abuse. I have debilitating health issues I have to push through. Perhaps some will identify with the issues of low-self esteem or the hidden memories I am working to dig up and heal from.

Some days it’s hard to come up with appropriate topics to write about to post twice a week. Other days ideas come faster than I can write them down. Input from friends and family helps a lot. Encouragement with comments and reactions lets me know someone is being touched by the words I have to speak.

This is the longest I’ve been able to keep a blog, and I don’t see an end to it soon. Writing these posts has also helped me in my healing process. It has helped me open my eyes to things I wasn’t aware of in myself. So, even if I write only for me, the time I put into this blog is worth every minute.

Here’s a big thank you to all those who have stuck by me over the last year. Knowing there are people who identify with my life helps me know that I am not alone too.