Why I Write...

I write because I'm learning.

I don't mean that in the academic sense - although, let's be honest, life could hand out honorary PhDs for some of the things we've lived through. I mean I write because every single experience - the joyful ones, the painful ones, the "what on earth was I thinking?" ones - teaches me something and when I learn, I share.

I write because I've lived through cancer.
Because I didn't have enough money saved in midlife.
Because I've dated the wrong people (and maybe, occasionally, been the wrong person).
Because I've had jobs that filled me with purpose and some that drained the life right out of me.
Because I've loved deeply. Lost deeply. Grown deeply.

I write because I believe in resilience - not the kind you slap on a bumper sticker, but the kind you have to practice. The kind you build like a muscle. And building that muscle takes reps: self-awareness, hard conversations, showing up when you want to hide, taking a risk even when your knees are shaking. That's the kind of resilience I try to live, and that's the kind I want to pass on to you.

I don't write because I have it all figured out. I write because I don't and yet, somehow, I'm still standing. And if I'm still standing, you can be too.

My hope is that in my stories, you'll find pieces of your own. That you'll see the strength you forgot you had, the hope you thought you'd lost, the courage that's been quietly waiting in the background for you to tap into.

I'm not here to give you fluff. I'm not going to tell you that if you just think happy thoughts everything will magically change. Life isn't a Pinterest quote.

But I will tell you this: when you combine vision with action, when you pair hope with effort, when you decide to try again - that's where the magic starts.

No, I wouldn't go back and redo my life. Even the messy bits. Especially the messy bits. Because without them, I wouldn't be the Lizzie who shows up here with stories of screw-ups and comebacks, heartbreak and healing, mistakes and moments of grace.

And I hope - I really hope - that when you read these little windows into my life, you walk away feeling a little lighter. A little braver. A little more hopeful. Because that's the whole point.

That's why I write.
And I'm so glad you're here with me.

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