With all of what is going on in my life within the next 30 days, a writing challenge would be the last thing I should be thinking of.
But I felt that I am ready for this, so I am going ahead and surprise myself with how much I can do and how well I can do them.
Why writing?
Writing has been my utmost enjoyable experience. I’ve been journalling, writing up pieces over the past 2 years, overcoming my fear of imperfection and not-feeling-enough.
It is the most joy and “me-ness” I’d felt over the past 30 years of my life.
I write daily, I write badly. But I write.
This challenge is another chance for me to test my limit and connect with myself.
In this writing challenge, you will see many parts of me, good, bad, spontaneous, carefully planed, perfect, but mostly imperfect. But it is me, not AI, I guarantee.
I write also to express, and to learn to express and communicate.
And most of all, I wish and hope my writing adds value to someone out there, helps them through whatever they are facing. Books and good writing have helped me so much, and this is how I give back.
What can you expect from this challenge?
I plan to write 250-300 word blog each day for 30 days.
Each blog will focus on a single idea in order to prevent me from my rambling tendency.
The topics will likely be scattered, not of a certain theme. However, I will mostly write about what I ponder of the most: self-awareness and self-improvement.
My writing can be inconsistent, some would be good and polished. Some might be dry, incoherent, and scattered. I apologize in advance as I don’t aim to write perfect pieces, I aim to write.
These blogs will all be written by me, not GenAI. They will often be inspired by personal stories or wisdom from great books I am honoured to have read.
What is in it for you?
You get what you put in.
I hope you follow me on this journey, I hope you read one or two blogs, I hope you enjoy them.
If you are generous enough, please leave a message or feedback.
My pieces can be poorly outlined and written, and you can tell me that! I am okay with it.
I hope by doing this challenge, you can also feel that you can take on a challenge or two, explore your limits and opportunities.
Nonetheless, just enjoy and know how much appreciation I have for you as a person.
More about the meaning of this challenge to me
If I had started this challenge just a year back, I knew I would fail miserably.
But now, I have a touch more confidence and wisdom in me that assures me this will be a great and not traumatizing or self-suffocating experience.
I feel somewhat ready, I feel that I would still be able to accept myself if I fail knowing I am brave enough to take this on and announce it to the world.
I feel the genuine value of taking on such challenge for me personally and for others. My goal is to keep track of this process and learn for myself so that I could take on more of these challenges in the future for me.
For those that are reading and not reading, I am grateful for your companionship. You are so beautiful just the way you are. Thanks for being here and being present.
Love,
ThaoNB
#30DayWritingChallenge
January/0/2024