Coffee Story # 2: The Beauty of Writing this Pandemic Season

I regenerated my tiny space and thought of sharing my coffee stories also known as coffee thoughts. These are my coffee thoughts that are just wandering in my mind, hence my thoughts will now be converted to writing.. again .. one coffee story at a time.

My coffee from Delicere

Coffee Story # 2: The Beauty of Writing this Pandemic Season

Butterflies are nature's angels. They remind us what a gift it is to be alive. -Robyn Nola

 I have this love affair with blog writing that is mostly on and off for years now. (2006-present) The cycle goes like this -  write a few posts, stop for a couple  of months and then go back again. If I am that consistent, I must have written a hundred posts by now. But I lack consistency. Or maybe I lack time? Or is it because it's easier to post on Instagram with few captions to document memories.

Did I lack the time?

Perhaps, no. I realized it's about making time to things that spark joy in me. I must have been addicted to doing all things training and completely forgot that I have this safe space I can always go back to. A space that welcomes me without waiting for something in return.

So recently, I have this urge to go back again and start anew. Relive those blogging blissful moments. When recent happenings (life, lately) led me to this feeling of  seeking meaningful distractions, I know that this is the perfect time to channel my energy and thoughts to something that will spark joy and that is my writing because LIFE IS SHORT. I am excited and happy! Tomorrow is never promised, anyway. 

I miss you, writing. I miss you, blog. I miss the adrenaline that comes with it. Back in 2009, I used to go to coffee shops after my morning shift and write blog posts. Joining and winning blog contests back then was my thing and made my blogging journey more fun. 

Taking pictures.. uploading it.. creating blog posts, editing it.. publishing it.. EXCITING!

I write to my journal on a weekly basis as a form of my self-care and expression and that brings joy too. So now I am taking it again to that level where I can just write my thoughts and experiences and keep it raw. Nowadays when almost everybody shifted to You Tube videos and TikTok and no one reads the blog anymore, I still consider blogs as a classic platform where you can read meaningful stories (not product related) and gain information. I still read the blog posts of my favorite bloggers and it takes me back to that era where blogging was the thing. 

So whether no one reads this space, it is perfectly fine with me because after all it's my form of self-care and expression. I write because it is my passion. I write because I want to improve my grammar and other deep and mundane reasons. 

I write because it transforms me in one way or another. 

For me, the beauty of writing this pandemic season is documenting how I will grow and transform to something better one step at a time. This serves as a reminder to enjoy this season in spite of everything that is happening. 

To remember what this season is trying to tell us... the MESSAGE behind the MESS (something that I learned from a webinar from my favorite speaker).

To remember that God gave me this passion and purpose in writing. 

To look back and say to myself years from now.. that I did not just go through the pandemic season but I also GROW through it.