There Really is Power in Words Even When it Comes From a Total Stranger

Welcome to acorn-- short for "Aya's Corner". I'm Aya. I'm 25 years old. I have been writing blogs since I was in high school. That statement might be a bit misleading. Yes, I've been writing blogs but not consistently at all. What made today different? Today is another of the many days I began writing again. And it's one of the many days that I started a blog. But this time, I had some words that sunk in my heart. Just a few minutes ago, I was teaching English to a new student. He didn't show his face but his voice sounded very kind. I have been teaching ESL (English as a second language) to Japanese students for more than 2 years now. It was such a privilege for me. Like many days, today, I was the one who learned something. My student shared that he has been writing his blog for 8 years. I was shocked and envied him immediately. "I post every week". "What do you do when you feel lazy posting?" "I still do it. I promised myself I'd do it. So I have to do it. My blog and studying English are my promises to myself."

His words struck me. He even told me that it only takes him about 30 minutes to post something so he has no reason not to do it. I felt guilty. How come I never thought of it that way? I thought to myself, if I just continued writing on my blogs since I started them, I would have been just like this man. He is now free and self-employed. He makes money from his blogs. But even if I hadn't made money from writing for several years, my joy wouldn't have been any different. I can proudly say, "Yes, I did that!" or "Hey, I've been writing in my blog for years now. Care to check it out?"

So, let me start over again. I promise myself to write every week. In a year, that would have been 52 weeks or 52 blogs. Even if I'm not in the mood, or can't write half a decent blog, I'll write it. I'll finish writing 52 blogs this year 2024.

I don't know if anyone's reading this, but if you want to follow along in my journey, would you be so kind as to subscribe? I know where I want to land. And that's at the top of 52 blog posts at the end of 2024.

Thanks for dropping by!