Excerpts From An Honest Girl's Diary

I once read a quote that said something along the lines of “once you have a taste of solitude, you’ll never want to be around others again.” I believed this quote up until I watched a video posted by Joanna Jinton (youtube.com/@jonnajintonently) where people from all over the world shared a piece of advice for the world.

Coming from someone who for so long has thought to relinquish my ability to connect with others, I found myself melting at the thought of knowing the world isn’t all bad. There are people like us out there who are trying to figure life out, who love a good adventure, find comfort in music, have lost those that they’ve loved, have had the bravery to continue fighting when they felt they no longer could. I then realized that we are all, in one way or another, if not the same then similar. We are all connected. Born on the same planet. We all share the same dreams and hopes. We are a part of something bigger than ourselves.

Anytime I’m out in the world, I take notice in the people around me. There have been moments where I’ve noticed someone I see looks like someone I’ve seem before; an actor, youtuber, artist, etc. Or someone I’m talking to has a voice that resembles a voice I’ve heard before. There was a girl I used to work with who’s voice I realized resembled Kennedy McMann’s. Call me crazy or say I watch too much TV but I truly believe we’re all connected somehow regardless of our origins.

My husband and I watched a Netflix documentary called, “The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey” that tells the story of how humankind began in Africa and expanded throughout the world. “JOURNEY OF MAN tells the remarkable story of the human journey out of Africa and into the rest of the world, tracing history through evidence uncovered in the Y-chromosome of man’s DNA. Traversing six continents, the film takes viewers on a fascinating journey into the hidden world of their ancestry and offers a modern look at our ancestor’s lives. By analyzing DNA from people in all regions of the world, geneticist Spencer Wells has concluded that all humans alive today are descended from a single man who lived in Africa around 60,000 years ago.” [Cosmolearning.org] The film was pretty intriguing and it was cool to discover that we are, in a way, connected. Our earliest ancestors descended from the same location. “Groups of modern humans—Homo sapiens—began their migration out of Africa some 60,000 years ago. Some of our early ancestors kept exploring until they spread to all corners of Earth. How far and fast they went depended on climate, the pressures of population, and the invention of boats and other technologies.” [National Geographic]

There is a level of comfort I find in knowing this. It’s pretty powerful knowing this information. Next time you’re going through a difficult time know that you’re not alone; there is someone if not many others who have been where you are. So the next time you’re interacting with others, take note of who you’re around. You just might find you have more in common than you think.

Excerpts From An Honest-Girl’s Diary includes stories and lessons I’ve learned along the way in hopes I can remind you that you’re not alone. To let you know there is someone out there that cares. Someone who will listen. I can’t count the number of times I’ve Googled things I’m going through to make me feel less alone. Yet, not always do I find a post about the experience. I hope you find this blog to be a place you can go to when you’re unsure of where life is taking you!