I have been thinking about which direction I would like this blog to take. Certainly it is an avenue for sharing my extensive love for reading non-fiction with a wider audience – why should I keep all the information I read about to myself? But in addition, as the subjects often tend towards self development, I have both strengths and weaknesses that need to be ironed out, and these are the areas in which I should give the most focus. When I say ‘ironed out’ I mean that I wish to build on the strengths to overcome the weaknesses.
So here is a bit of information about me that you may find will influence the overall direction of this blog for the time being:
Strengths
- I lost 15 kg over a period of four months and have since maintained that weight. I have now slimmed down to my ideal weight and the most beautiful body I have had. This has given me both happiness and confidence.
- I have maintained a strict diet of predominantly raw fruit and vegetables for over a year, and this has made a significant difference to my overall health and wellbeing.
- I have been though a grieving process in the last year due to an unexpected event in my family. Out of that turmoil I have gained strength of character.
- A number of years ago, before my life changed direction, I was the author of a self-development book. While ‘what you don’t use you lose’ may be true, and I have not been intensely pursuing personal development in the last couple of years, I have a feeling that I only need to draw the skills from dormancy rather than start again. Certainly I never stopped using all of the skills I had learned and there are some personal psychology skills I use really well.
Weaknesses
- My desire to move forward in various areas of my life is being held back by a consistent and habitual feeling of anxiety that I have experienced since childhood. I need to work on removing this anxiety before I can take on too many challenges, as it clouds my ability to deal with the problems that naturally arise whenever a challenge is being accomplished.
- My husband and I have both experienced depression in the last year during a grieving process. This has inadvertently caused additional conflict. I want to work on strengthening my ability to respond lovingly to people even if I am feeling down.
- I have a habit of emotional overeating that I am on the way to resolving.
- I am not currently in satisfying work, and would like to eventually become self employed again.
These are the main topics that are relevant to me right now, and so themes from these areas are likely to recur in my writing and the types of books that I read and choose to share.
I hope that as I develop my strengths and overcome my weaknesses I can share real strategies that can help you too!
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