Blogging therapy

I don't know how many of you guys followed me over from my old account and I dunno for how long you followed me for, but back in the day, I use to blog a lot when I was in Germany. It was a really hard time for me, and dA was a way of letting me get myself out there. I was sad and angry and vulnerable in the way I could not be in front of my host family or peers. And in times when I felt the most alone, some of you guys cared enough to read my woes and even comment on it. You don't even know how much I appreciated that kind of support during those times. Surprisingly, the more I wrote, the more people seemed to respond to my vulnerability.

Something I realized recently is that, its the vulnerability that makes people care about you. I recently came across an artist blog in which this guy would just write and draw little comics of his life and there was so much of him in his art! It was really amazing because I felt like I really knew this guy all from reading his blog. That's something I realized that I craved from artists that I like. Often times I would go through their dAs or tumblr profiles in search of a real person behind the art. I don't know if you guys know what I mean... These days, no one is really known by who they are as a real person or what they're going through in real life. They are only known by their art and that is who they are.

I want to be known by not just my art, but as a real person too. I think that is something I am going to revisit again with this dA account. I want to blog about my life and the things I'm going through. I want you guys to connect with me on something beyond this site. And I want to be open with my life and really put my heart out there. I know this is really cheesy, but I've been feeling really disconnected with people lately.

I just want to let you know that, if you comment, I may not answer, but I will always read what you say. With all that said, I leave with this inspirational video: www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palme…

Thanks for reading. <3