Thoughts Of A Sheltered Mind One Year Later!

 One a difference a year makes! Continuing the recent blog post themes that I have been doing so far this year of trying to be more positive in my life, I wanted to look back on something that I once thought was never going to be possible and was to become a writer and launched my first ever book. And it was a poems book called Thoughts Of A Sheltered Mind!

It still is crazy to me that I actually did accomplished this! I mean, I am an official author now and still brings a tear to my eyes because again, I never thought that this would ever be possible for someone like me and yet, here we are. 

Looking back on the process of it was quite a trip down memory lane to say the least. I got to give a lot of credit to my mentor Brian Carson for putting the idea in my head that I can put a book together and launch it on Amazon. I had already written a bunch of different poems by this point and continue to write some to this very day, so I figured why not give it a shot.

I also appreciated the help I received from my older brother Cody and his wife Christine who helped me put everything together for me.

My biggest fear at the time was the simple fact that I was going to be releasing a ton of different emotions and revealing some things that I was so afraid to be revealing of myself. I was so scared with how people would react to me with some of the things I was writing about.

For example, I love to about gothic romance, sexuality, dealing with depression, suicidal thoughts and of course, my faith. At first, I had a tough time combing all of these together because again I was worried with how people would react to it. And to be honest, I am still a little scared about because no one really has talked to me about it since I launched my book.

But again, trying to be more positive, I remember going to a Hot Topic and got some shirts and when I got to register, the guy asked me if I wanted to give a little bit of money to an organization that encourages people who deal with mental health through the arts. It had to have been a sign from God because it made me realize what I was really doing about the book. I wanted my poems book to be about giving people an insight on what my brain goes through on a daily basis. A lot of different thoughts and emotions going a 100 MPH at a time and it can be difficult to deal with at times for me.

But I also wanted to use this as a way to help others cope and give them hope that it is okay. It is okay to express yourself creatively and that there will also be hope no matter what happens in our lives, even if we don't always see it. There is something beautiful on the other side.

When I clicked that publish button and official launched my book on Amazon again, I was so scared. But then when I saw how many people reached out and showed support really inspired me to keep going with my writing and I have continued to write poetry and other writing projects. And I really hope that you will enjoy them and again I really appreciate all the love and support from every single one of you.

With that being said, I am happy to announce that I am currently putting together Thoughts Of A Sheltered Mind 2! I will keep you guys updated for more details! 😁 I am really excited about this guys! I can not thank you all enough!

Until Next Time!

God Bless and Be Safe Everybody! 🙏🙏🙏



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