Well, I mean, I see no other way to say it. So I would say that the title above is appropriate. Regardless, I guess I'll start with my signature greeting (At least I have that figured out! )
Hello Lovely Humans! And welcome to my website and blog!
The picture above, of that giant dork, is me (what a surprise! You probably thought it was some random other girl, why would it the the writer of this blog? How absurd! Okay, I'm done), and clearly it isn't the most flattering or professional looking picture. But I chose to post it for a reason, hear me out. I see the start of this blog and this project as the start of a new journey for me, and a new chapter of my life. So on this night a few weeks ago when I took this picture, I was up until around 2 am, sitting on my lap top buzzing with inspiration and excitement because for the first time in a long time I felt like I was beginning to understand the big picture and what I wanted to do with my life, over all.
I'm an actress and a singer and song writer. I've dabbled in all areas of the arts from musical theatre to classical singing, to television and film acting and stage acting. I graduated from college this past January with a degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Music, I moved back home. And then, I sat. I sat and I wondered, well, "What now?" Yes, I am actively pursuing performance art and what I love. I take acting classes and am always working on my craft, and I started writing music again and am finally in touch with that part of my life for the first time in awhile. If anything, after being in college for a good five and a half years, I've realized that then I didn't really much time to focus on my art and now for the first time a long time, I had all the time in the world.
So, I began to think. I began to research, and think and research some more. About three years ago I started a project called "Kelly True Thoughts". Since I've been through high school all the way through college I have noticed many changes in myself as a person, and the way that I see life, the people around me, and my choices. As I always say, I see myself as an eternal optimist, and always have, and even in my darkest of times, I have been able to hold on to this little light inside of me that never let myself fully give up or refuse to find the bright side. So in this project, I started making YouTube videos and a Facebook page where I would talk about my experiences and how I grew and learned from them. Over the years, I had a few people share with me that I have been able to help them, and that was the most amazing feeling that I ever experienced.
So having all of this post college time on my hands, I began to at one point feel a bit stuck and lost. I felt scared, uninspired and afraid for my future. I felt like I had a million things I wanted, but no firm grasp on any of them. I felt like I was still doing what I have always been doing, "dreaming" and not "doing". Yes I was actively pursuing my dreams with acting and singing by writing and going to class and going on auditions, but I still felt like I wanted to be doing something more. That's when I realized that I needed to get in more of a business mindset, and get serious about this project, which is definitely my passion project.
My goal is to spread sunshine to others who made need it but also just others in general, through the best ways that I know how. These ways are communicating my thoughts and ideas through words, music, and the thing that lights me up and since I was young and even still today, my wildly active imagination. I realize that I want to take other people to a different world, one that will make them smile and feel connected with their inner "child-like" wonder, because we all have it inside of us, and mine has helped me through some seriously dark times. I have always had an affinity for cute characters and cartoons, ever since I used to draw comics in elementary school to help me with my anxiety issues. I wanted to somehow help others, but also tap into that part of my self. So I knew I needed a plan, and a solid one at that! I knew the idea sounded crazy and a little bit of too much of everything, but that has always been the way that my brain has worked (I'm a crazy, artistic Gemini with quite possibly a mild case of ADD), so I finally just listened to my gut and my soul and went with it. What if I combined all of the things that I loved, positive motivation, music and cute characters into one project, and a project with a goal to give others advice and tips to live life more positively?
So that is where I decided to make this project into my own little world, and I would love for you all to be a apart of it. By starting to draw cartoons again, I realized how much I missed it, and decided to incorporate mini web-comics into each video on my YouTube Channel. I came up with a solid format for my YouTube channel, made this website, started the Instagram, and now finally I am beginning the blog! I want this site to be a different world that we can all escape to just for a little bit, to feel uplifted, inspired or even learn something new about ourselves. I want to introduce you all to the crazy characters in my imagination, just like the kinds that I used to draw that helped me through personal struggles when I was growing up. Because I don't think we ever have to fully lose sight of that wonder we felt as children, before we were engrained to feel fear, and self judgement, insecurities and self doubt, the kind that comes with adulthood. So if you feel that you can use a little bit more sunshine in your life, I really hope that this can be the place that you come to! Thus, I created my first character in years, Moongleam Mira.
I posted the picture above, because that night I felt so inspired to just be alive, living now in 2017, with the resources and the opportunities to help others and reach out to the world in a time period where it is more accessible than ever. I was full of ideas for my characters and for my video topics, and I was just excited to be able to have the time to dive in and create, and give my all into doing so! I wanted to savor that moment, in that unprofessional "before bed" picture, right at the beginning of this journey, so that maybe someday I can look back on it and smile and remember how it all began.
So there is my story, here we are, and welcome to "Kelly True Thoughts".
Stay lovely, lovely humans!
~ Kelly
© 2017 Kelly True Thoughts
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