I’ve always been deeply aware of where I started in life. I constantly compared myself to others and found reasons to put myself down. It felt like the world I lived in was one where I would always need to struggle just to cover the same ground that others seemed to traverse with ease. I couldn’t see a brighter world, nor could I imagine how I might make it better.

Still, I made a dedication to work hard and try anyway—not just for myself, but for my future children, who I didn’t yet feel worthy of having. Slowly, one step at a time, I faced every challenge life presented, and over time, I reached a place where I finally felt I had something to offer. Something of real value.

This blog is my way of sharing the lessons I’ve learned and the hard-fought wisdom I’ve gained with the world. While I hope my future children will one day benefit from what I’ve built, I’ve come to realise that it’s about more than just them. There are so many others who might find something here—a new perspective, a helpful article, a newsletter, or even a recommendation from another wonderful creator—that could improve their lives in some way.

I created this blog as a place of hope, one that doesn’t rely on a transactional “you give, then I give” model. It’s here for you, freely and fully, in a world where so much tries to cut us off from one another.

I’ll leave you with two of my favourite quotes:

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

"Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers