where i left myself
i was tempted to say “i am so back,” but i’ve since opted for something quieter, steadier. i am here.
for a few months now, i’ve felt the nudge to return to the space where it all unfolded for me.
my relationship with my writing has changed over the years. what once felt like an emptying out into the void slowly became something else. a space. a gathering point. somewhere people came to feel safe, seen, heard, and held. my tumblr has carried many versions of me over the last 15 years. some i’ll probably cringe at if i look too closely, but all of them were necessary. every version led me here, to the person writing this now.
i actually planned to start fresh. a new page, a clean slate. but my digital footprint had other ideas. turns out this tumblr turned 15 on 10 january. timing has a sense of humour like that. so forward is where we’ll move, from here.
i don’t have any grand intentions for being back. just space to brain dump. maybe to reshare pieces i’ve written over the years. maybe to leave other things i’ve created where they can land softly. the only intention i arrive with is to be as authentically me as i can in each moment i show up.
i hope you’ve been keeping well, and keeping your head above water.
all my love, always, all ways naledi x
