I love starting new things.
The energy of a new idea poppin’ into my head and watching it grow and grow makes starting so fun. Transforming the ideas into reality, aka following through and remaining consistent, is where I struggle. But damn do I love writing.
I’m always writing and playing around with words in my head. Is that something other people do? El problema is that when I’m finally content with the sentence, I forget to write it down and the carefully selected words fade away. This blog is my commitment to allow my words to take up space and share them with others.
I’ve titled this blog constelaciones.
"Discovering the Universe" was the name of my astrology textbook a few years back and it must be the only textbook name I still remember that clearly. Why did the title stick with me? Well, throughout Astrology 101, I fell in love with the image of my inner world as a universe full of moons and suns and galaxies and a whole lot of nothing. I began to picture my thoughts as stars, sooooo far away from each other (at times impossibly far), yet all connected like constellations. Constelaciones.
To wrap this up, substack is telling me a good first post gives the reader a sense of what to expect in the new space. Pues ahi les va:
Imperfection. A horrifying prospect but one that feels right for this season of life. Often I get these big ideas and never follow through because the pressure to make it perfect keeps me from putting myself out there.
Lessons and connections. Mostly that I am making, but sometimes that I am learning or hearing from others. I write to process and remember.
Throw-it-backs. Lil passages from old cuadernos or thoughts scribbled in random scraps because past Rebe also has stuff to share.
Pointless thoughts. Sometimes my writing is headed nowhere at all because there is a simple joy in writing to write.
Photos. Probably with every post, but definitely often because photography is my other favorite form of storytelling.
Mucho Spanglish. I think in Spanglish, so be prepared to google a few words every so often. You may even learn some Spanish along the way! (No promises though.)
This desire to be known and understood feels like a beautiful gift. A very vulnerable gift I am finally ready to share. I hope you enjoy getting to know me, my moons and stars and black holes, in this new way. I know I will.