About Me — Skylar Rae
Let’s get real. . . how do I really feel about starting a blog and how did I work up the courage to do it?
I also want to dedicate this post to the late Cameron Boyce for teaching me that life is too short to be afraid to put yourself out there and for teaching me the power of my abilities.
“You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.”
-Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo
The above quote is my all-time favorite life quote to live by and, in the short version, pretty much explains how I got here. However, like everyone, there is definitely more to my story than what’s on the surface.
I want to start this blog off by sharing what I am feeling about starting this and why I decided to go for it. This way you can learn a little bit more about me. So without further ado, this is me:
I have this immense passion for mental health and helping people. For being someone people can turn to when they need advice or just someone to talk to.
I would love to be someone that can make a difference in someone’s life, to inspire someone, or save someone. To reveal the truth that we all struggle but in different ways. To enlighten your souls to a new level of understanding yourself and the world. Just to name a few.
Although, to be honest, I am still trying to understand new levels of my own self.
As a kid, I had high expectations of what I needed to do and who I needed to be. I put myself in this “perfection trap” I have been struggling to work myself out of for as long as I can remember. It’s been a tough journey but one I am thankful for because what I have learned in the process has brought me here. Of course, it’s still a work in progress.
The thing is there’s this deep feeling inside of me that I can’t explain in regards to what I see myself doing in life. I don’t concretely know what it is or how to get it, but the one thing I do know is this blog is the first step. The first step to sharing my wisdom, experiences, and important life topics with you, and, most importantly, to get real.
I’m not gonna lie, it is very nerve-wracking. It’s like giving your first presentation in your 3rd period English class nerve-wracking. The difference now is that I actually get to talk about something I am passionate about; sorry Ms. Burton, I was not passionate about the death penalty.
So why a blog? Honestly, just because I wanted to start a blog. It’s a pretty simple explanation aside from being passionate and wanting to share all I said before. Maybe a sudden spiritual awakening could be thrown in there.
However, it had also been something I started thinking about since quarantine started in March. I had to come home from college, had to move out of my apartment I was living in with my friends, and can confidently say I was not in the best place emotionally or mentally.
I just wasn’t in the right mindset to press enter on my keyboard. Now that I have some perspective, I know I wasn’t ready until now because I had to be in a low place to learn important lessons and learn how to step into my truth to give this blog my whole heart.
Don’t get me wrong there are still nerves but that deep feeling inside of me knows I’m ready.
I also had a lot of help from people around me getting to a place where I felt confident enough that my words would mean something to someone out there. To feel like I could make a difference or at least try my best and see where it takes me. And to trust that it was time to take that next step, “20 seconds of insane courage”.
With that, the goal of this blog is to help destigmatize mental health, inspire others to take that leap and step into their truth, and maybe even save a life.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for reading all the way through my very first blog post! WOW! Even though this was more about me, I hope you were able to get something out of it.
Until my next post!
Sincerely,
Skylar Rae
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