My Story
Hey there, my name is Lily and I live in the beautiful state of Florida. I find that my energy comes from the drive to commit to the adventure of authentically creating a life of meaning. I am obsessed with finding purpose and passionate about staying true to myself. I have a deep interest in the design of life. I’m a very deep thinker and I love connecting with others by sharing thoughts and ideas. Not only do I express myself through writing, but also through music. I play guitar and piano and find that music can say more than words do at times. I maintain clarity of mind by making time to meditate and practice gentle yoga. I find stillness in the vastness of the ocean and on the tops of mountains, as I do have a love of nature. I spend quite a bit of time reading…I read non-fiction because most of my interests have to do with finding answers to my never-ending list of questions about life. I believe in the concept of buried treasure and that the buried treasure is truth yet to be found. So that is my quest! This is my journey which has led me to the pursuit of self-love.
I’ve always felt like there was a hole inside of me, an emptiness accompanied by a hunger to be filled. I grew up feeling more suppressed than encouraged. Even from a young age, I struggled to find the freedom to be myself. I struggled with social anxiety most of my childhood. During my teen years I struggled with depression as unfortunate events occurred in my life. To find some sort of relief and meaning during that time I found my comfort in writing. Very quickly, journals became my best friends. Writing in journals led to writing songs on guitar and piano, writing poems and short stories, and I knew I had found my solace.
As adulthood approached me, I struggled to find my place in college. I always felt that I wanted to create something of my own. I simply wanted to do what made me happy, but my parents’ expectations and peer pressure got the better of me. I felt the need to continue being “the good girl” who doesn’t stray from the path. I did the college thing and found everything except my purpose there. A few years later, I found a love that led me away to the mountains, and still then I found everything except my purpose there too. Now here I am doing the thing I should have begun when I was 18 years old. Through trial and error, I discovered I was right about this thing, this hobby, whatever you want to call it…this hunger. I trust it and now I feed it. This is why I do what I do here. This is the birth of Paper Thoughts.
The intention behind Paper Thoughts is not only to share my story, but also to inspire and encourage others who might be struggling in this area of life. I hope to help others find purpose and meaning in their lives by learning to first love themselves. I believe we can find many of the answers to life’s problems by first addressing our own. I desire to help those who are on this journey or want to begin their pursuit of self-love by providing tips on how to learn the skill of being present, how to understand what it means to truly be yourself, and explaining what it means to live by design. Most of us have struggled to find purpose in our lives, and I believe that what I offer here could be that next step to help guide you on your journey in this life.