Taking A Leap of Faith to Create a Fuller, More, Beautiful, Life Than I EVER Dreamed Part 1

This is the blog post that I told you all I would write as soon as I talked to my chosen brother and journey partner. Obviously, I talked to him to get his input, and because he deserved to hear what I am about to tell you all before I told the world. I have been blogging since fall of 2019 and creating content for social media since March 2020. My first video went viral on Instagram in September of 2023. There were many days that I spent praying, crying and wondering if changing my life was the right decision. Even though from the very beginning of this journey, I knew that changing my life was absolutely the right decision and it was more than a nudge from God. It was stepping into my purpose and calling. Was I scared? Absolutely.

However, slowly but surely, I did what I knew I had been called to do with a lot of support and encouragement from my chosen brother and journey partner, my dad, my angels, and God. God and my angels listened to every anguished, scared, and overthinking prayer I prayed when it felt like I was making content and writing blog posts that were just going into the proverbial black hole of the Internet.

My chosen brother and journey partner patiently listened every time I cried, prayed with me and for me, and told me constantly that my story was important and was going to matter to more than just my very small audience at the time. I knew he knew what he said. I believed him and God. Well, they were right. My small audience started to really grow in September 2023 with that first viral Instagram video. A month later I went viral on Instagram again with another video. Then it happened for the third time. By this time last year, my growth was overwhelmingly incredible to me. I cried happy tears on a regular basis.  May of this year, I was feeling discouraged, again; because my earlier success felt like a fluke. I kept believing and working consistently. My faith and consistency were rewarded hugely by God.

This summer absolutely was unlike anything I ever imagined. My video from July 22nd on Instagram went viral. It stayed viral for over a month. Then several known people commented on that video in late August. It took off like a rocket again. It is still getting likes and comments daily along with the occasional share, and with those more new followers. I have gone viral several times since then as well on Instagram.

I now have mentors that I never imagined I would have, ever. Out of respect for their kindness and privacy, I am going to keep exactly who I am talking about to myself. A few weeks ago, one of them said, “you should write a book.” Explaining that I tried before I started blogging, they asked if I owned my blog. I do I said. They asked if I would ever consider turning my blog posts into a book. After more back and forth, I told them I would consider it. I thought about it and prayed about it. I could not stop thinking about it.

I knew it was time to get some perspective and input from the two people without whom I would not be doing this work. I talked to dad first. His reaction was enthusiastic.  I talked to another of my chosen brothers the same day as Dad as well. His reaction was also enthusiastic. Asking him to keep what we talked about a secret for the time being, which he did; I knew there was one more person that I needed to talk to that, without question, deserved to hear it from me before the world. My chosen brother and journey partner’s reaction was even more enthusiastic. That was all the answer I needed. Starting after the new year, I am going to give book writing another try.  This time not from scratch, but from the words I have already written. I will not be sending it to any publishers until I am happy with it. I will also continue writing blog posts and making other content as per usual. I am very excited to try writing a book about my life again and wanted to share with all of you. I will keep you updated on the process as I go.

Here is to new adventures and leaps of faith wherever they may take me,

~Stacey