Most of my celebrations for meeting my goals would revolve around this project, this dream, this little fantasy I had of hosting a podcast

Keywords: contentment , creativity , happiness , podcast , creativity , happiness , podcast

This means I have to learn how to ask. Ask people to share. Ask people to subscribe. Ask people to rate and leave reviews. This, for introverted me, is the stuff of nightmares, even if it is only a virtual ask, with the internet as a buffer between me and my perceived judgment from others. But, just like learning to set boundaries, which was something I learned to do in 2021, this will be critical to growth in 2022.

https://lilyfieldschallenge.com/2022/01/02/the-podcast-story-so-far

My intention with this blog was not rambling on about myself as I do my fair share of that in my real life

Keywords: English , Random Thoughts , Blogging , introduction , introspection , new beginning , project planning

in reaching this point and having reached here, I am content with the journey I took. If it still feels like you have no idea what this blog is about, I will do a better breakdown on my next post.

https://theotherdev.wordpress.com/2021/05/08/1-introduction-%e0%b7%84%e0%b7%90%e0%b6%b3%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%93%e0%b6%b8

I work my ass off every day to get a little closer to where I want to be

Keywords: the buildup , encouragment , mental health , rant , trauma , trigger warning , tw suicide , work

I don’t need validation to continue this journey, but it would be so nice. It would just be the sweetest thing to hear from someone else. I scream it at myself every day. I say, “Rudy, you’re doing so much better. You can pretend it’s a secret and get through this. You’re good enough.” I, however, am not a reliable source of emotional information to myself yet. I’m still working on that. Until then, any kind of encouragement is greatly appreciated.

https://victoriacsmith.wordpress.com/2020/12/16/progress-vs-validation