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Beyond the Surface

Hi y’all!! I’m Court. I started this blog as a landing page for so much more. I have other blogs with gluten free cooking, budgeting and diy, dealing with chronic illness, etc. yet here I am on this blog. Altering perspectives. My purpose here is just this... to help others and change some perspectives ;) (or at least politely discuss differing perspectives).

I’ve experienced a lot of stuff on this journey around the sun and I’ve gotten a lot from it. I’ve seen, grown, experienced, failed, triumphed, and so much more but at the urging of a few friends I’m doing what I should have been doing all along. I’m writing about it. It is what I enjoy, its how I best communicate, and its a way for me to express myself while feeling comfortable in who I am. I don’t hold back a lot when I go through and write some of these things, but I do reread and edit them (every post has a reason for why it was posted and most of it is not for why you’d think it was - so here I’ll be clear).

One thing that I have encountered over the years is a feeling that I had to explain myself to others (Why?!). I’m the type of person to over invite to a party so no one feels left out. I try to include everyone all of the time (they probably hate it). The way I see it, I try to be sure that I am not purposely leaving someone out in the lurch (have I done this before - have I been a jerk and a teenager/college age - oh man yes - but heres the thing... I learned). I learned that it is better to over invite and be polite rather than be exclusive. I’ve learned that it is never wrong to do the “right” thing. I’ve learned that while you may get “likes” the person who may benefit the most from a post is the one that probably didn’t like, didn’t comment, and didn’t say anything. I know this because they contact me and I help them. I learned it is better to say a “kind” word than nothing, that hugs can mean the world to someone, and most importantly I learned that I need to trust my gut. Most of all I know that I have fought my way through stuff and I’m still here (yeah we all have stuff - I got blessed with “extra”). I am a fighter, a warrior, and I am strong.

My aim here is to show what I have missed & learned from so someone else doesn’t go through what I did and to change perspective and stigma away from some of these issues. Simple & succinct - no hidden agenda.

So again hello! Welcome!! :)