In August I went to visit Jack in the backcountry. While I was there I had a lot of time to think about my life, my choices with regards to how I spend my time, and how I connect and share with the ones I love. Also, I've given a lot of thought to the nature of letting go.
This blog has been with me for a very long time - over 400 posts, over the course of more than ten years! When I started it, I was in high school, still very much trying to figure out who I was in the world, and what I thought and believed. Not to say that I've completed my internal growth, but I'm incredibly distanced from that time in my life and I don't feel that I'm gaining anything by keeping these writings public. If anything, there could very well be something embarrassing back through there. I've tried to read through old posts to see, but frankly I don't have the time to spend on that.
This platform in particular has gotten more clunky and less user-friendly over the years - both for myself and for some of the folks who read this. Furthermore, I've had lots of feedback from folks who used to follow me on social media that they miss my updates. So I began to look around for a more stream-lined, less bells-&-whistles platform that will allow a smooth delivery of my blog posts to people's email inboxes, without the need to constantly remind people to look up the website (and please just click that email subscribe button that only works half the time!). In short, I found a platform that will support my blog, have streamlined email subscription for folks who wish to, and work smoothly on mobile devices and on desktops alike.
All that is to say, that this blog, a.bird.named.jay, is at an end. I'll leave it up for a little while, but I plan to delete it by the end of the year.
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