Spring Equinox and the Rebirth of a Blog

We each have our own quirks.

Mine include an aversion to orange vegetables like pumpkin, squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes for no logical reason other than I find the color of those vegetables repulsive. And listening to Christmas music in the middle of March. But I also contemplate a lot about the reason of things that I sometimes feel like I starve for philosophical, existential conversations because not too many people share my propensity for it.

I have not seen a good friend in what feels like a couple of years. I was giddy to be finally meeting up with her over superb lunch, spring sunshine, and most of all, contemplations surrounding identity, self-worth, strength, and vulnerability. It felt natural to be discussing Brene Brown. Many people would have found these topics boring or worse, pretentious. That's why I was thrilled beyond belief to be sharing such a rich and riveting conversation (finally) with someone who gets it.

Not to go into the nail-biting details, I find it fascinating that us human beings have the shared fear of putting ourselves out there, of being rejected, of being judged. Myself included.

That afternoon's conversations brought me to reminsce on this blog's inception five years ago. It was meant to be an experiment at vulnerability. It was meant to be a documentation of my own harrowing process of finding myself after a breakup. And although five years have gone by and the blog itself has evolved into a travel and food blog of sorts, at the crux of it is still the same truth seeking and soul searching. I’ve had wins – mighty ones, even – but ultimately, it’s a journey, a process – and I’m still on it because the reality (and the exciting part) is, you never really get there.

And what better way to relaunch this blog, with contemplations of vulnerability and fear, and in spite of it all, doing that which your heart extremely, truly desires. And in such impeccable timing, too – on the day of the Spring equinox, the official day of resurgence and awakening!

And on that note, I welcome you. Thank you for doing a virtual cartwheel with me on this first day of a new, fresh season bursting with promise. I hope it won't be your last visit.

Love,

Trish

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