What Is It All For?

Hey there, and welcome back to Life, Unfiltered.

This morning, I was reminiscing over Punk Pulse Magazine, the passion and fire inside that I felt as I worked toward the launch of my site. To gain some inspiration to write today's post, I decided to read back a few of my old posts.

I won’t lie, it’s been difficult to find motivation to write through this slight mental health drop. Sometimes it feels a little pointless, like I’m shouting into a void, knowing that I won’t get a response.

But when I read this paragraph from my post, On Punk Pulse Magazine, I remembered why I started all of this:

“I never began a blog with the intention of making money or creating a large following, but only for the love of writing. And though I have very few readers, I think my blog is making at least the smallest impact for individuals who can relate to my stories.”

I began The Adulting Journals in a moment of immense pain. I felt so isolated and lost. I remembered publishing my crappy, angsty poetry online in high school, and I remembered receiving comments from more experienced poets telling me to continue writing. I often spoke to these people and we shared a few moments of bonding and connection through our poetry.

I think that’s what it’s all for. Connection. I don’t really get many comments on my blog posts, but the tiny community of fellow young bloggers that has been brought together through the love of writing has been incredible.

I really wanted The Adulting Journals to be not only an outlet for myself, but also a safe space for others to just exist. Some people don’t have that. I know I didn’t have that for a long time between my poetry days and the launch of The Adulting Journals.

I hope I’m accomplishing that. I’m so grateful everyday for my readers and my followers.

To a viral influencer, three-hundred followers amounts to hardly anything. But to me, three-hundred is a literal crowd. I’m so honored that hundreds of people are consuming my content, and I hope with everything in me that I’m achieving my goal in beginning The Adulting Journals.

Here’s to 2026,

Alexandra