“A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.” —Gloria Anzaldúa,”Speaking in Tongues”
I started my blog in February 2013 and my very first post
was an expression of something that resonates deeply with me now still: “I Am My Greatest Asset”. I wrote about how if the world took away everything I own -
as long as I am still alive there is one thing that I will always remain with
and that thing is Chido. My first post was a declaration of how I would find my
identity, invest in myself, take care of myself and most importantly LOVE
myself.
In an amazing and unintentional way, my blogging journey has
been about all that. I have written pieces about things that resonate very
strongly with me. I have written pieces when I am filled with joy and I have
also written pieces with tears rolling down my cheeks while in bed at night. My
blog has been my voice and a release for things I could not say publicly. It has been a template for many of the BIG moments in my
life; having my son and the things motherhood has taught me, achieving things I
did not think I could like getting my first and second degree, all the heartaches
and heartbreaks I have suffered at the hands of men I was once in love with or
thought I was in love with and also many of my crazy adventures around the
world. I have blogged about my life and posted many things where I often felt
afraid to share because they were such a candid expression of my soul and my
life amidst so much uncertainity.
I look back at my old posts and I’ve found that over the
years I have become more and more honest with myself and through the openness of
my writing I have found that the things that I write and share here are
experiences lived by so many other people who inbox me and share about how they
too have experienced the things I have. I read a quote recently by Anais Nin
and she says, “The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what
we are unable to say.” This has shown itself to be true. Often the things I
cannot speak, I write.
I have had years where I couldn’t write. Where I couldn’t
bring myself to even feel let alone write my feelings down and when I look
through my blog I can see those vacant spaces in my life. This is the part where
you come in! On so many occasions, it has been a nudge from a friend that has
brought me back to writing. I did not start my blog with the intention for people to read but it has
been such a great reassurance to find that people do read. Thank you to
everyone who has encouraged me to write and thank you to everyone who has read
any of the first 100 posts. You mean so
much to me and I pray that my rantings have encouraged, inspired or at the very least entertained you. Thank you.
The truth is I didn’t think I would keep this up for so
long. The other truth is that I have enjoyed it immensely and I will continue
to write.
xoxo
Chido Dziva Chikwari
Keep Shining
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