Back in time

This is my 300th post and I keep looking at the number, stunned and wide-eyed.

It's been 3 whole years since I woke up one morning and said to myself. "This is it! Stop stalling; stop postponing something that can be done today."

And like that I created this blog, without really knowing the first thing about the blogosphere. 

When I wrote my first post, I was terrified. Writing like that, to no one in particularly, since no one knew the blog, was a strange feeling. At first I thought that it would never be read and that my words would go unheard, unanswered, lost.

I'm not going to lie, those first months were terrible. I kept writing and wondering if what I was doing would ever make sense. Not only because I had no readers at all, but because I was so insecure and frightened. You see writing in my first language would have been easier and more comfortable, but honestly it was never a choice. If I wanted to do what my heart desired, I had to let go of the insecurity, accept that I would make all sorts of mistakes, but in the end, I would become better at this. A better blogger and writer.

Post by post, I wrote my way through writing problems and never hesitated to ask questions aloud. It was as if writing in a diary but with a small, precious detail. Maybe someone would read this and maybe someone would find himself feeling the same. Maybe there was someone out there who could understand and feel and share his point of view on all those things that troubled my mind and kept me awake at night.

And of course  there is.

Blogosphere changed my life and I'm not exaggerating. I discovered amazing people and blogs; I learned about writing and books and blog memes. People have been extremely supportive and helpful and continuously share thoughts and experiences. This is so valuable.

A big thank you, to all those people who stopped by, wrote a comment, read a post and flipped through these digital pages. We are here because of each other and with this 300th post I wanted to shout it out loud!

Cheers to more amazing writing and blogging years.