I am so blessed to meet some really wonderful people through life. One of them is Kate, she writes for
http://live-inspired.org. I wanted to learn more about her and though I would share!!!!!
After debating for approximately 4
minutes, I decided that the best way to start this post off was with a little
introduction.
My name is Kate and I like to think of
myself as the nonconventional inspirational blogger. When most people think,
“inspirational blogger” they think rainbows, butterflies, and pastel colored
pantsuits but I’ll tell you what - That’s definitely not me.
I have a giant mess of curly hair, a
nose ring, and little idea of what I’m doing in life.
No, but seriously... I don’t...
I don’t have all of the answers and I
don’t pretend to; however, I do know that I’m doing what I love, I’m taking
things a day at a time, and I’m smiling through all of the chaos.
I started Live Inspired a few years ago
when I decided to up and move to Nashville, TN. It was a quick decision I made
after graduating from a university in Michigan and it was one of the best
choices I’ve ever made.
I made the decision to move to the
south with someone I didn’t really know, without a job, and with VERY little time
(cough cough ONE DAY cough cough) to find an apartment.
Sound irresponsible?
Well, it was... but that’s how I knew I
could put on my big girl pants, step outside of my comfort zone, and ‘make it’
on my own.
After moving, I created this blog as a
way to connect with friends and family back in Michigan but to my surprise, it
turned out to be more for myself than for them.
I found myself reflecting on the
choices I made during the day, who I met/what they meant to me, and even more,
I could literally see (errr... read) myself growing as a person before my very
own eyes.
I discovered that writing was my
passion and by just expressing myself and my personal experiences, I was able
to connect to strangers who could actually relate. I quickly found that I
wasn’t alone as I was stumbling through the days, trying to figure it all out.
Turns out - None of us got a handbook of how to navigate this crazy thing
called life! ;)
By running at full speed outside of my
comfort zone, I was able to see the world through new eyes.
I found that sometimes, you just need
to go. You need to get outside of your routine, everything you know, and just
experience something new for the sake of experiencing.
I found out that talking to a complete
stranger isn’t really any different than talking to a friend. You know how to
string together words to form sentences. You know that saying, “Hello” won’t
actually kill you. You know that they might say, “hi” back and then walk away
but that’s FINE. Strike up a conversation with a stranger, you never know what
could happen.
I found out that you need to do what
you love, everyday, merely for the sake of doing it. We get so caught up in the
every day chaos of life and that sometimes we forget to put our happiness up
there on the list of extremely important things.
Follow your heart, find something your
passionate about, and then just do it.
For me, after moving away and starting
again, I found that I love writing. I love putting my thoughts and emotions out
there for those people who stumble upon my blog. I love that moment where
someone messages me just to say that they understand or that my words helped
them get through this, this, or that.
To my surprise, I found out that Live
Inspired is my very own handbook to life; however, instead of reading where to
go, I use it to see how far I’ve come. It’s not just for my readers, it’s for
me too.
As you can see, I’m not a stereotypical
inspirational blogger. No, I’m just like you... Except I’m silly enough to put
myself out there for the world to read about. ;)
