Welcome!
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Welcome to my blog.
I decided to create this as a way to connect with.. well all of you!
And to share my story.. Because to be honest, it’s kind of a crazy one.
You see, I feel like I’ve been living a secret life of sorts.. not intentionally really. It just kind of.. happened. Piece by piece my life has been changing. And then it grew and it morphed and changed until.. before I knew it, I realized that I am living a totally different life than I was before. A better one. And I want to tell you all about it.
And while I haven't been keeping it a secret intentionally, it has just been too much to explain in the short, interrupted by children, conversations that I usually get to have with people. Too much to text. Too much to just drop casually into the passing moments of a quick catch up session that have become the norm of most of our social interactions.
So hence, I am creating this newsletter to share with you all of the things. It will be a compilation of my thoughts, my ideas, my dreams, things I have learned and things I am continuing to learn, my stories, my experiences but most of all my truths.
I'll also share updates on my business and all the exciting new happenings: new projects, collaborations, and creations.. all of it.. and to be honest, we are doing some really cool shit and I can't wait to tell you all about it.
One thing I've learned on this journey is that connection is an essential ingredient to living the best, most authentic life that we can. As Brené Brown, research professor, authenticity guru and all-around badass, teaches us,
"We are hardwired to connect with others. It's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives and without it, there is suffering."
So I guess you could say this is my effort to create a little less suffering in the world.. for me and for you. I think truthfully I have been hiding a little bit. Afraid to share about these changes happening in my life, afraid what people will think, what they will say, how they will judge me if I put myself out there.
But in the end I've realized that holding it all in IS what's causing me suffering. Because the constantly trying to hide who I am is more draining than the judgement I will face out there in the world. So here I am world.. in the form of a weekly newsletter. I hope you follow along.
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Say love my friends,
Caitlin
