Hello Again

I just want to say hello to everyone again. I started this blog in 2018, then life got in the way. I stopped publishing articles. But I realized that I miss being able to express myself and be creative with my blog. I just celebrated my birthday, and I made the decision to restart my blog from 2018, SunBright Soul. I am so very happy to begin anew again with this blog. I welcome you back, and I hope that you will join me in this journey toward the light. 

In the past five years much has happened, some positive occurrences and some negative. Such is the roller coaster of life that we find ourselves in. There have been times of happiness and times of grief. One thing that transpired was I became a teacher. But after a year teaching, I lost my voice. My voice just would not come out. It became very weak. I could not project. And it was uncomfortable for me to speak. It became very difficult for me to teach with that situation. So I ended up leaving the teaching profession. I was sad to do so, as I loved teaching. But I am much more comfortable in a job in which I do not have to speak so much and am not constantly feeling the need to raise my voice. 

It was a sad transition for me, and I miss having a voice that would project well. Now when I speak to people they ask am I okay, or say, "Get well soon, feel better," even though I am not sick. It is just my voice that makes me sound ill. I still have discomfort when I speak very much. And one of the saddest parts for me was that I can no longer sing. I used to sing, and I was proud of my singing voice. Singing was a very enjoyable hobby for me. It brought me great joy to sing. When that was no longer possible for me, I felt sad and lost. I had not realized how much singing meant to me and what an important part of my life it was. Singing cheered me up and served as my creative outlet. Now that outlet was no longer available to me. 

And so I began to search for another creative outlet. That is when I thought of my former blog, SunBright Soul. I realized I missed pouring my heart and soul into writing, and sharing that writing with all of you. I feel it is important for people to have a creative outlet. It helps one just to get through difficult times, knowing there is a way to express your feelings. It helps me to stay motivated in this life of ups and downs, knowing that I can fall into a creative flow and take my mind off of my sorrows. 

I hope you will join me in my renewed journey with SunBright Soul! I am looking forward to sharing motivational and inspirational writings, and sharing my experiences with what comes my way. I hope too that you will share your feedback with me, comment and contact me with any questions or insights. 

I would like this blog to help others to be empowered to be their best selves. That is my goal for SunBright Soul. In sharing my insights and experiences, I strive to help others. If nothing else, I know it is helpful to me when I feel that I am not alone in a situation. Like my vocal issues. By sharing my experience with the loss of my voice, I hope to let others facing a similar experience know that there is hope and you will come out on the other side, stronger. 

In sharing our experiences we can forge a bond with others, and can support one another through our trials and tribulations. Life is filled with challenges and hurdles to overcome. It is so much harder if we try to surmount the obstacles on our own. I feel that like they say, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Together we are stronger than on our own. And sharing our thoughts and experiences with one another helps us to not feel alone. We are reminded that we all face challenges in this life. And we realize that we are not alone, that we can be there for one another in our difficult, and also our happy, times. 

I am hoping that SunBright Soul can be a place of hope and sharing. A place you can come to to feel better, to spark your motivation. I know how hard it can be to stay motivated. I have suffered with depression most of my life. I do my best to power through it, with the help of my medication. We can all be too hard on ourselves at times, myself included. That inner voice can tell us all sorts of negative things. And instead of being our own best friends, as we should, we can end up being our own worst enemies. That is sad. And that is something that one can work to change. 

I want SunBright Soul to be a dose of positivity and hope in a world that can bring one down. It is important to strive for a positive outlook, to remember that there is always hope, whatever our situation is. The sun will be shining tomorrow, and tomorrow is a new day. Life is never perfect, but it is good. It is worth getting up and out of bed in the morning and striving to live one’s best life. The more we give of ourselves, the more we get back. 

So welcome back to SunBright Soul. Get ready to join me in a journey toward positivity and light. I am so happy you are here. We are stronger together. And we will find the light together. Thank you for sharing this journey with me. And hello again :)