The first line from my first blog post two years ago today was “Courage comes from within.” At the time, I was confused as to why I was 26 with nothing cool to show for it, save for maybe an English degree. I realized that day two years ago, that I wasn’t going to be able to change anything in my life without the courage to start, no matter how small that start was. I had to dig deep down inside of myself and pull out the courage to start something, no matter how small, if I wanted to go anywhere.

I was completely, totally, and heavily directionless. My life seemed like a few years at one job, maybe marriage and kids down the line, and perhaps a few other jobs like the first. And while some people in their quarter-life-crisis realize they’re 26 and it’s time to sink or swim (or marry)–I floated. I started a blog, and I fucking floated. And it’s come a long way since that beautiful day in June of 2011, and I can say with much gusto that I am proud of it, and of me. That I put my mind to something, and I did it. And you can bet I’m going to keep on doing it.

I don’t want to launch into too much. People get bored with lengthy histrionics, as histrionic as I am. And I don’t feel like expounding upon my woes and how I’ve been healed, and how different I am now than I was then, because at some point, everyone finds something that heals them, big or small, for however fleeting, and the people who aren’t healed don’t want to hear about it. I will say this though–I’m glad I stuck with it. I’m glad I didn’t start and stop. I’m glad I didn’t give up. I’m glad I had the courage to welcome adrift Monique. I’m glad I never stopped after wondering “Will doing this even get me anywhere?” or “What am I even getting out of this?” Because once you start questioning what feels right, it feels wrong.

I don’t have a clue what this blog will do for me, and maybe I don’t want it to do anything for me except for what it already does: keep me going.

So happy fucking birthday bloggy blog. Here’s to growing old together.

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Monique Muro

Monique is an exceedingly happy human from LA. She runs the blog A Novel Quest, and writes. A lot.

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