The time has come and I always felt that I would never get to this point, but now that I’m here I am forever grateful. I don’t have words for how much this community means to me. How much the friendships and discussions I’ve had with so many fellow readers and writers have made my heart soar.
These past 9 months of blogging have been some of the best months of my life even though so many things have happened to put a damper on the sheer amount of good it all is worth it.
I want to share with you all on of my favorite pieces of my own writing. This piece is very personal and completely true. It means a lot to me to share it with you on such a momentous occasion.
It was written in response to a prompt about signposts and movement in our own lives. Somehow that transferred into colors to me.
Here are the colors of my beginnings:
In my mind’s eye I go back to the place where I began. I see the street where I grew up, the green expanse of the trees that surrounded my home. Then, finally, the interior that housed my family. The people I owe all my love and gratitude to. That is where my true journey began, in that apartment surrounded by trees and plants grown by my Godfather. My signposts were the color changes in the carpet, walls, and curtains. A beautiful psychedelic flash that marked my growth.
There were also signs that I remember in a grey dullness that matches the gloom I felt during my short passages through. Flashes of roads and mileage signs to Sacramento, Vegas, and places closer to my colorful true home. Grey memories of driving from new house to new house, new school to new school, each a new prison to keep me from the color I longed for.
The moving was constant. Every two years like clockwork. Every time my mother saw I was getting too attached it would be time to pack up, leave, and move on. We always came back, but every time we left was a new crack in my heart. I was too young to understand then why she kept taking me away, all I knew was that it hurt, and I wished it would stop.
Jealousy and want of control should never be in a mother’s heart.
That is what a journey is, a passage in which you change irrevocably, hardening and softening to the point that the person you were and who you are is so different that the only thing you can do is look back, but never touch those memories of how you used to be, even, how you used to think.
For me, even the light colors of the home I grew up in tinted off to a grey at the loss of it. So much warmth, love, and life that came to an end cumulating to a short travel to an apartment one city over. That travel is remembered in blue. The road leading up to the forrent sign tinged in the sadness of losing the one home in my life that had always been stable.
Now my life in that new apartment has gained a new color, the color of hope. Colors of travels to the zoo, walking serenely with my God Mom and sister, reading the various signs to the exhibits
leading up to the chimpanzees; this is where we would sit enjoying the astonishing similarity of the play of the young chimps, and the play of the children that were always there.
That is where my journey is now. In happy colors full of life and happy joys shared with the family that raised me.
The places and roads may change, but the people are the signs that I hold the most dear. They are those that lead me, changing me as they themselves change. They are the colors of my memory, their hands I hold into the light of my future.
Also it wouldn’t be a 1,000 celebration without a Giveaway so here is what you could receive:
$15 to spend on Book Depository and A unique poem written by me about a topic of your choice.
Really it’s all about your choice in this Giveaway.
The Specifics:
This Giveaway is international so long as The Book Depository ships to you.
Must be 18 or have parents permission to enter.
This giveaway is not endorsed in any way by rafflecopter or WordPress.
Click the link here to enter.
Thank you all for reading! Also thank you all for being here. I wish you all the best and I hope to speak with you all down in the comments. What an amazing day this was.
-Till next time!
Congratulations! I’m happy for you and I wish you all the best! 😀
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I’m so happy to have gotten this far!
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I totally understand how you feel. I would say you totally deserved this milestone! I’m sure the number will grow bigger! 😀
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Congratulations, i am entering in the giveaway, thank you.
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Awesome! Thank you! ❤️
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Lovely piece of writing there Tiana and congratulations on 1000! Well deserved 🙂
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I would like a poem written about a connection between being in a love and the stars 🙂
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Ohh that sounds lovely! I could already see how that could be done 😊
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Thank you! I’m so excited and happy!
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Wow well sone what an accomplishment!
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Thank you! I appreciate it!
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Congrats! Did you see that I nominated you for an award?
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Ohh yeah! I saw that. I must have forgotten to reply to you about it after I saved the link!
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Great! Can’t wait to read your answers!
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Congratulations! Very well deserved, your blog is awesome! Here’s to the next 1000! ❤
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Thank you! I really appreciate it! I can’t imagine the next 1,000 at this point, but I’m so humbled by the many people reading my blog today.
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Congratulations! I’d love a poem about self-confidence and loving yourself 🙂
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A poem about self-confidence is always amazing and motivational. I love the idea of it!
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Congrats on hitting 1,000 Tiana! An amazing achievement!! 🙂
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Thank you Richard! I really appreciate it! 😊
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Congratulations on 1000 followers Tiana (or 1016 as it is now :))! That’s amazing! If I win your giveaway I think I’d like a poem about the joy of reading.
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1,016 already? Geez. I would love to write a poem about the joys of reading. Those are some of my personal favorites to write!
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Congratulations!! Amazing that you’ve reached 1000 followers already !
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Thank you! It’s been an incredible journey that’s for sure!
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I’d like a poem about having a true friend in life :-).
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Aww that would be such a cute poem. I love that idea!
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Wow this is pretty awesome! Congratulations on this milestone 🙂 I’d probably love a poem about why we as fangirls love reading
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Thank you so much! I’m so happy right now! Poems about the love we have for reading are some of my favorites. They make me feel so nostalgic and happy!
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Congratulations! Here’s to a well deserved 1000 followers, and many more to come. Your writing is beautiful.
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Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it! ☺️
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Congrats. My poem would be about Growing up and how who you aren’t isn’t always who you were or who you thought you’d be.
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I love that idea! It would make for a strong and beautiful poem I think. Thank you!
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Congrats on reaching 1K followers!
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Thank you!
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Congratulations! ❤
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Thank you!
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CONGRATULATIONS! You deserve each of these followers, and every single one in the future! 🍦🎉🎉
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Thank you so much! That means the world to me. I never thought I would get this far.
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No problem! You definitely should be proud of yourself for doing so well.
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Congrats!! That’s so amazing!!
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Thank you so much!
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Congratulations!! 1k followers is a huge achievement and you should be proud xx 🙂
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Thank you so much! I am very proud and honored by this achievement. It’s been truly amazing.
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CONGRATS!!!!!!😋😝😝😝😝🌸
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Thank you!!!
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Your totally welcome!✌️😋
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Congratulations! ❤ That's a huge achievement, it's seriously amazing! 🙂
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Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it!
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Congratulations Tiana! 1000 followers is a huge achievement!
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Thank you so much! I’m so proud to have gotten this far. It has been such an amazing journey!
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Congratulations on 1k! You have such a great blog, its no surprise!
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Thank you so much! I’m really excited and happy about this milestone. Thank you so much for the support!
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Congrats on 1K!
A poem about all the people and places you become when you read would be super cool!
Or an ode to pizza. Because pizza is life. ❤
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Thank you so much! I love that poetry idea! It sounds lovely!
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Also the ode to pizza would be funny
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Congrats on 1K! 🙂
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Thank you!!❤️
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Congratulations!! Very well deserved 🙂 I have no idea what I’d want the poem to be about but I’ll think about it! XD
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Thank you so much! It’s ok if you don’t know what you’d want the poem to be right now.. just let me know later!
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Congratulations!!! 😀 Definitely well-deserved. Here’s to another 1,000 followers. Keep up the amazing work ❤
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Thank you so much! I’m so proud of all that has happened so far. This community is amazing and I look forward to seeing what time will bring
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congratulations!! I love your writing, pretty much
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Thank you so much!! 😊
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Congratulations you are an amazing book blogger I can’t wait to see your future posts. 😊
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
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You’re welcome 😊
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Congratulations on 1,000 and to 1,000 more!
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Thank you so much!
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Congratulations on 1000 followers!!
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Thank you!!!
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Congrats! I’d love to have a poem about life. 🙂
– Febie
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Thank you! That sounds like it would make for a beautiful poem!
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