From Blogger to Author

With my first blog, Juggling Rainbows, I was hiding.  It didn’t feel like it at the time. Everything I wrote was raw and honest and I poured every bit of my feelings into it. But there was an overarching title to it and that gave me a bit of an invisible shield. Yes, I wrote it but it was for Juggling Rainbows. But this time, there’s no colorful title. It is just my name. Laura Silveira. That’s me. Shield down and actually still quite colorful on a good day.

It feels like the next right step.  The right amount of terrified mixed with as much exhilaration as a (hopefully someday soon but who am I kidding) reformed people pleaser can have. Ah the smell of freedom. Kinda.

And also worth mentioning (because yes, I actually would love for you to read it) – I wrote a book.  My first book! Yes, I see what I did there – ‘first’ means one of many.  Okay, maybe not many (see, terrified), but at least more than one. Hey, if I made one long kept dream come true, I might as well put some more scary words out there into the universe and see what happens. 

So until number two, or many, this is where I practice. I will practice:

• Honesty especially when it seems scary (don’t worry, I have a natural tendency to slip in humor when I feel like things are getting real)
• Making my passion (writing and connecting with you) a priority
• Sharing my experience with grief and a life carrying loss
• Providing empathy and support when you need it the most
• Encouraging you to stay open to connections the universe may throw your way
• Showing up – because some days when things (emotions, tasks, people, work, family, friends, life) are tough, this too deserves an award

Let’s begin…