thursday, september 17, 2020
hey it’s me. i’m the only one in this space and yet i feel like i’m a stranger to it. i guess that’s what happens when you only show up to a place maybe twice a year. oops.
i’ve had this itch to get back into something creative — something that’s just mine, having nothing to do with what i do as my job. i love being creative in my job too, but those things are for other purposes. i just want a space to like.. hang out, you know? & this isn’t new. as i was looking back over the things i’ve written here, i looked back at this post i wrote over two years ago where i talk about the same “itch i’m trying to scratch,” along with 5 ways to spark creativity. hey jocelyn, how about you actually do something about that?
one of my favorite things to do is to set up a space so it’s cozy and welcoming, and i’ve noticed that also goes for my digital spaces. the other week a friend took a look at my soft neutral color-coded google calendar & said that a wave of peace washed over her just by looking at it. you may think that’s kind of odd, and you’d be right, but wow it really made my heart soar. anyway.
i decided just yesterday that enough was enough. i ventured over here and decided to clear the cobwebs and spruce up the place. the atmosphere — or ~aesthetic~, if you will — of a place is most definitely one of my biggest values. so if i’m about to reside here again, I want it to be a space that I actually want to be. & that others want to be, too, if you’d like to come chill.
speaking of showing up, i gotta give a shoutout. i’ve been talking to my friend meg walker about this very itch i’ve had. i reached out to her specifically because girl has been killinnngggg itttt in her own online space and is about to *launch a podcast* in just a couple weeks! the groove she’s been in with her own writing & the obvious joy she’s finding from it has been inspirational to me. she said that these latest pursuits have been “the next step in faithfulness and obedience to the Lord.” a good first step in walking in obedience is showing up.
now am i trying to make it seem like reviving my corner of the internet over here is some sort of huge life calling? no. honestly, it’s just something i love. i have no idea how the Lord will ultimately use it. but i can no longer deny the multiple promptings that have come to my heart in the last number of months. friends have prayed for this area of my life, in terms of getting back to writing. a couple months ago a woman “randomly” found my blog post from a google search about what she had been reading in Scripture, & the two just so happened to line up. she said she was bummed that there weren’t any recent posts. and just last week i received an email from someone who asked if I was still blogging. okay i get it.
again, not tooting my own horn or trying to over-spiritualize things, here. but with each of those things, paired with my own itch to get back into it but having no idea where to start, i’ve decided that i’m just gonna.. show up. seems like the next right thing.
even this post itself has been stream of consciousness. because seriously. i’m not sure where to start. but here i am.
i’m happy to have you here. :) for, you know, whatever this is. feel free to make yourself at home.
much like real life, the intention to have a cozy space wouldn’t make sense if no good conversations could happen there, so i’ve decided to throw in a lil comment section so we can chat — [make sure you leave your name!].
come on in, & just know that i’d make you a cup of coffee if i could.