And so it begins

While I am new to "Blogger" I am not new to blogging. I had a blog on a private site that I wrote since 2007 I think it was. I had a small number of readers there. I wrote from the heart about things that matter to me. I did not do a lot of proofreading and editing it was my space to write for me and those who enjoyed my written word.

I stopped writing it in 2018 and gave up for a while. I recently have been seeing many signs telling me to write. So this is where I chose to begin again. This is going to be a continuation into my journey that I have been on.

The name for the blog came from the fact that I feel like I am on a journey to discovering who I am now, who I was in the past, and who I may become in the future.

As many of us feel, I do not have a lot of respect for myself nor do I feel valued or worthy. It is changing but it seems slow at times. It also seems like you try to change and it gets worse, or at least for me it has in the past. I have tried many approaches and I will share many of them here. But a recurring theme has been "why am I failing at this and why am I making matters worse?"

The Joysome word I have taken the liberty of creating is from 2 things. A woman who has been a mentor or life coach told me when she sees me she sees JOY. I radiate it according to her. Not sure that was ever true or if it is still as I believe she is not happy with me at the moment. But, for the last year I have been trying to live up to the JOY word in my life. I surrounded myself with the word on many items and I look for it in stores. I have Joy from Texas, Missouri, Las Vegas, and even closer to home.

The "some" part of Joysome has to do with my husband. While a teen playing sports (broomball and hockey) his recreational team makes nicknamed him "Awesome". He has had that for close to 40 years I guess. The same lady who said I was joy told me once that my husband was just "awesome" she did not know he had the nickname. So then I started to realize that the 2 of us are "JOYSOME"

Now you may wonder why I would include him in my name of my blog. Well because in my mind as much as this is my words it is our journey. He has been with me since I was 14. I am 50 now. Every step I take in this journey is taken with him at my side or near by. Plus, I like that I am coining a new word for me.

Things you may find in this blog will include: family research, life changes, child rearing and life with adult children, parental and family issues on my side and on my husbands side too, mental health issues, physical health issues, friendships gained and lost, etc because who knows where this will take me. However, it is my journey and I will write how I feel from the heart. You are welcome to read and comment and enjoy the ride.

I will write when I choose or when the journey takes me there. I am not sure I will be a daily or weekly writer or if I will write several posts a day. Welcome to my open book.

Donna (aka JOY of A Joysome Journey)