WHY HAVE I NOT UPLOADED AS MUCH AS BEFORE? THE HARDEST PART, BUT WITH A RELIEF.
INTRODUCTION
Hello everybody. How are they? I hope everyone is doing quite well.
This time, I want to do something different. I want to clarify a lot of things that have happened to me these days.
The truth is that … at first I was not sure if I really wanted to write this particular post , because it does not seem to me that I should not bother anyone with my problems, especially since we all have our issues to face, but on the other hand, to Throughout these months, I have gathered quite a large audience, much more than I would have imagined; indeed, even I am surprised; And the truth is, I feel like I owe my dear readers an explanation as to why my blog post writing rate has dropped considerably.
First of all, I want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart , to all those who read me daily, both those who follow me and those who do not, especially Irina, from whom I have been able to take advantage of the writings of his blog and I find them fantastic, the same to Sebastián, who has followed me quite faithfully. Thank you very much , Sebastian for your loyalty.
Having said that, I will do it all as follows; I will first explain why I have not written as many blog posts as I usually do; Then I will mention the other things that I have been doing since May, to calm my mood a bit; and finally I will say what I plan to do. After all, this blog has been one of the things that I have liked doing the most in the last three years, and as I said before, it was all thanks to my dear readers; because, all over the world, you have made me understand that all this that I am doing… is really worth it.
Now … Here I go.
ANXIETY
First of all, I want to clarify that I am a very spontaneous person in living from day to day; I always hope to go with the flow, and not worry about the next step I hope to take.
That’s one side of me.
And the other … is that I am usually an incredibly careful person when planning things, both at work and in my future plans. In other words, I like to enjoy life, but I take things seriously when the occasion demands it.
And writing my blog posts is no exception. Even though I really enjoy it, because it is one of the things that most connects me with one of my favorite arts… anime. Therefore, I always plan things in advance, to do everything and feel that I am disciplined, doing things well.
It is also a matter of maturity, at least from my point of view. And that has always left me with great stability.
But throughout May and June … that stability has collapsed, due to many factors that I will explain later. What happens is that, first … How to say it without compromising my friends and loved ones ? Let’s say that I had to deal with many more things than I expected, on a personal, professional, social, and even emotional level. I’m not going to go into much detail, but basically I have had to put aside many extracurricular activities for my many obligations, the same ones that anyone has to face in life.
And , when I finished my review of Yamada-kun and the seven witches , I was more than encouraged to return to work very hard on my blog, as well as in my work and with my friends, to have that balance that we all need in life . But throughout May and June, that balance was temporarily broken; I had to deal with many things … that in the end something that I was passionate about and made me move away from the real world was non-existent.
This, as the title says, filled me with a lot of anxiety. I could not concentrate, could not do things like plane é , and ended up frustrated, angry and unwilling to do anything. Now… I wasn’t suffering from depression, but there was a point where I didn’t care about everything. Still … I decided to continue despite how exhausted I was and my responsibilities. It was difficult, but I wanted to do it.
At that, another problem came … the pandemic. Yes. For those of you who couldn’t read the news, coronavirus cases picked up quite a bit in Victoria, and I was worried, because I thought we would have another lockdown like the one we experienced for almost four months. And, indeed, it was. We were confined for two weeks, we couldn’t get out, and my time was shortened, much shortened; I certainly was able to rest, but I hardly had the strength for anything.
Like I said, not from depression, but from exhaustion.
Even so, I wanted to try to watch anime, review works like 86: Eighty-six , but I was so tired that I wanted to recover, especially in the two weeks of confinement; even so… I felt very frustrated, because that desire to rest conflicted with my workaholic nature and my habit of being active; I relaxed, but there were times when I was angry and mentally powerless.
And my anxiety got worse.
Later, when I wanted to apply to something very important, I couldn’t because the non-essential businesses were closed. It almost made me lose my mind. It was driving me crazy. And for a couple of anecdotes with my life that I am not going to mention so as not to compromise my loved ones, I was putting on something aggressive.
I even thought … what the hell do they want? Tell me what to do!
I even called Australia’s depression and anxiety service – Beyond Blue twice ; So… after the first week of June, I decided to do meditation and take time to appreciate and rejoice for the things I have accomplished in my life.
And I stayed that way to this day, even during the time span between Victoria’s cases rebounding and when they started to go down, until the lockdown ended. Despite the fact that everything seemed to return to «normal», my motivation and my attitude were not the same.
For this reason, I wanted to take my time to recover my mental and emotional state, otherwise … I would return to the same disorder that I hated during these two months. And I have done very well, I have received great support from my colleagues at work, my friends, my family, I even had great news from my brother in Los Angeles , who now… have motivated me more than ever.
And now, I’m trying to get back to normal.
ACTIVITIES
In addition to my meditation activities, I have started studying Portuguese through Duolingo ; and not only Portuguese, but also Italian and French. It sounds really crazy . The truth is that I have an intermediate level of Portuguese, and I have always liked French and Italian, which, to be honest, are languages as beautiful as Spanish or English. One of my best friends likes Spanish , so do I, but French fascinates me.
But then I realized that learning French is difficult; With Italian and Portuguese, I have not been at all bad, however, I have slowed down, now more focused on enjoying what I am learning.
I’m even trying to learn an aboriginal language – W iradjuri, whose community is mostly located in New South Wales ; I go little by little, but I am mastering it.
At the same time, last Monday I completed 29 blood donations; made over almost a year and a half.
And now, to finish, I tell you that I have written … my first book. It’s almost ready, s or miss it completely revise, write a couple of things, and if you can, sent him to publish the end of the year, and in 2022.
Fingers crossed. In fact, there are many projects I want to finish and publish.
Also… I revealed a poem I wrote last year about my feelings about the pandemic. You can find it on Wattpad if you are interested. It’s called LIGHTS IN THE TUNNEL, VOICES FROM YESTERDAY.
FUTURE
And I will conclude, saying that I have been watching many series, since I finished my review of Combatants Will be Dispatched ; I have seen the first episodes of this Netflix series , called Record of Ragnarok . With the psychotic Valkyrie, Brunhilde , and I am preparing its respective review , the same The Slime Diaries , and I am watching 86: Eighty-six , and it seemed like a fantastic series.
Nor have I forgotten the reflections that I owe from My Hero Academia , which, as many will know, is one of my favorite anime. I really want to do them, but seeing Izuku , Ochaco -chan, Tsu -chan, Bakugo , All Might, and the rest of the UA students is beautiful.
And another series… Flying Witch . I know it was released in 2016-2017, but it caught my attention, because to be honest… I thought it was animated by Kyoto Animation .
Also … I hope to make a small reflection on Masters of the Universe : Revelation that has raised controversy , the same Q- Force .
Slowly.
Well… this is a different entry , because I wanted to reveal how I feel. Thanks to those who read my post cover to cover, thank you so much to everyone who reads me, especially thanks for the love of my Leviathan post . It was never going to be so popular. I am reading other manhwas , although most of them are adults (I don’t know why I am choosing them).
CONCLUSION
I think I’m getting my spirits back, talking about this was great, and… I hope I can keep my word.
Again… thanks to all my readers. God bless you! See you in another blog post.
See you soon.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/272677239-luces-dentro-del-tunel-voces-del-ayer