Post by Dingoleap on Jan 2, 2018 1:20:30 GMT -5
I know I posted a news update recently, but I've been inspired by Mint and Shadow to do one of these, so you're stuck with my ramblings for a little while longer. I've never really been one for reflection, but this has been one of the most important and influential years of my life so far, so I decided it warranted some attention. For me, 2017 had some spectacular highs and some heart-stopping lows, and I owe you all some words, because you all mean so much to me, and you deserve to know that.
People in real life tell me that 'its just the internet. They're just names on a screen', but all those people are wrong. You are so much more than people on the other end of the screen. You are tutors, coaches, fans, peers, councillors, friends and so much more. I can sit here and say, with no doubt in my mind, that without you all, I wouldn't be who I am today. Before I joined the forums, I just just a shy, bookish girl with a passion for creating stories. Then, I joined the forums. I met some of the best people I know, and they encouraged me to create. Moreso, they encouraged me to share my creations. And from that, I grew. My stories have become a part of me. I can no longer tell where I end and they begin, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel, truly, that 2017 was the year that jumpstarted that, and I have you wonderful people to thank for that.
Since this is a year in review, I'd best start talking about it. Like I said above, 2017 was hard. it was one of the hardest years of my life. That being said, the results from those struggled I overcame have been well worth it.
2017 was the year I graduated high school with excellent marks in my final exams.
2017 was the year I was accepted into my top choice for university.
2017 was the year I found an inner strength I didn't know I had, and cut so much of the negativity that was weighing me down out of my life.
2017 was the year I rekindled old friendships and started new ones.
2017 was the year that Return to Dust returned from the dead, and Westward was rebooted, and my other projects underwent a great deal of planning, ready to be picked up when the time is right.
I overcame great emotional challenges in 2017, in part because I knew that any time I was feeling down I could log on and talk to some of the dearest people in the world to me. You've helped me through some of the toughest times of my life, and I'm so glad you're all still here to help me celebrate the good ones. I can only go upwards in 2018, and I want to be able to share it with you all.
In 2018, I want to make headway on all of my projects. I want to post as many pages and chapters as I can. I want to develop my projects as much as possible, ready for all the years ahead. I dream of one day going into print, and I hope that this year will be a step in the right direction. My focuses for next year will be Westward as well as the humanised version of RtD, entitled Corvidae. If I can, I'd love to squeeze a third project in there while I have all this free time on my hands.
In 2018, I want to travel to new places and meet new people. I want to tick off items on my bucket list. I want to experience the world while I have the chance to.
In 2018, I want to stop doing the things that make me unhappy and do more of the things that make me happy. I want to draw and write and hike and bake and play my music loudly. I want to stop being afraid of what other people will think. I want to beat my anxiety.
And I want, most of all, to stay here, with you all. I want to keep supporting you all the way you have all supported me. Like I keep saying, you all mean so much to me. I consider you all some of my closest friends, and I want to keep nurturing that friendship. Thank you all for a wonderful year, and I hope we can all work together to make 2018 even better. So, heres to new ideas. May mate give us all the right words to develop them. And heres to old friends. May we keep being an awesome bunch of people.
I love you all,
xo Dingo
People in real life tell me that 'its just the internet. They're just names on a screen', but all those people are wrong. You are so much more than people on the other end of the screen. You are tutors, coaches, fans, peers, councillors, friends and so much more. I can sit here and say, with no doubt in my mind, that without you all, I wouldn't be who I am today. Before I joined the forums, I just just a shy, bookish girl with a passion for creating stories. Then, I joined the forums. I met some of the best people I know, and they encouraged me to create. Moreso, they encouraged me to share my creations. And from that, I grew. My stories have become a part of me. I can no longer tell where I end and they begin, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel, truly, that 2017 was the year that jumpstarted that, and I have you wonderful people to thank for that.
Since this is a year in review, I'd best start talking about it. Like I said above, 2017 was hard. it was one of the hardest years of my life. That being said, the results from those struggled I overcame have been well worth it.
2017 was the year I graduated high school with excellent marks in my final exams.
2017 was the year I was accepted into my top choice for university.
2017 was the year I found an inner strength I didn't know I had, and cut so much of the negativity that was weighing me down out of my life.
2017 was the year I rekindled old friendships and started new ones.
2017 was the year that Return to Dust returned from the dead, and Westward was rebooted, and my other projects underwent a great deal of planning, ready to be picked up when the time is right.
I overcame great emotional challenges in 2017, in part because I knew that any time I was feeling down I could log on and talk to some of the dearest people in the world to me. You've helped me through some of the toughest times of my life, and I'm so glad you're all still here to help me celebrate the good ones. I can only go upwards in 2018, and I want to be able to share it with you all.
In 2018, I want to make headway on all of my projects. I want to post as many pages and chapters as I can. I want to develop my projects as much as possible, ready for all the years ahead. I dream of one day going into print, and I hope that this year will be a step in the right direction. My focuses for next year will be Westward as well as the humanised version of RtD, entitled Corvidae. If I can, I'd love to squeeze a third project in there while I have all this free time on my hands.
In 2018, I want to travel to new places and meet new people. I want to tick off items on my bucket list. I want to experience the world while I have the chance to.
In 2018, I want to stop doing the things that make me unhappy and do more of the things that make me happy. I want to draw and write and hike and bake and play my music loudly. I want to stop being afraid of what other people will think. I want to beat my anxiety.
And I want, most of all, to stay here, with you all. I want to keep supporting you all the way you have all supported me. Like I keep saying, you all mean so much to me. I consider you all some of my closest friends, and I want to keep nurturing that friendship. Thank you all for a wonderful year, and I hope we can all work together to make 2018 even better. So, heres to new ideas. May mate give us all the right words to develop them. And heres to old friends. May we keep being an awesome bunch of people.
I love you all,
xo Dingo
