the return to the battle with the blank page begins! …again: part the second; Taiwanese edition ~
The Taiwan Chapter
It has been a long minute since I’ve written anything other than a stupid Facebook post. Time for a stupid Medium post!
I have had to laugh at myself a bit recently. Most recently was 8 minutes ago when I logged back into Medium after a long hiatus. I briefly flicked through my older publications until my yearly cringe quota was met. Didn’t take long. Man, was I angry and depressed! It got a little better towards the end but sounded way too pretentious, more than I believe myself to be.
That time period was when I first arrived in Melbourne and now I am sitting in Taiwan, still wondering what the hell I’m doing with my life. Much has changed, that part has not.
I laughed at my stupid self not long after my arrival because, in a rare moment of clarity, I realised I was responding very emotionally and negatively to my circumstances. It’s important to note that I, of my own volition, left a comfortable life in Australia to move here.
I was/am seeking a challenge and want to put myself in uncomfortable situations in the name of growth, perspective and, well, fun.
So didn’t I feel like an ass…
It is my hope that three years from now I stumble across this little piece of writing I forgot I wrote and realise I shouldn’t take myself so seriously.
