"Being a part of something special does not make you special, something is special because you are a part of it." - Rachel Berry, Glee

Isn't that such an amazing quote? It's one of my favourite lines from Glee and really stuck in my mind after finishing the show. Recently I had this thought - doesn't this quote perfectly apply to the blogging community? At least that's how I see it. To me, what makes this community so special are all the wonderful people in it and the fact that every single one of them has something different to contribute.

There are so many blogs out there and new ones are being created every day. It might seem like it's getting harder and harder to have a unique blog, like everything has been done before. I don't think that's true though. I mean, there aren't two people in this world who are exactly the same. If you look at it that way, there will never be two blogs which are exactly the same either. You couldn't be more wrong if you assume that you don't have anything special to add to this community because you definitely do.

Just be yourself. Being yourself already makes you special. There might be a lot of blogs with similar content, covering the same topics, but that doesn't make them any less special. Because the people behind these blogs aren't the same, their brains work differently, they have unique writing styles and unique thoughts. The people behind these blogs are special.


When Whitney asked me to be a part of Through Our Eyes, I said yes without hesitation. I loved the idea, I loved the concept and imagining seeing this project slowly coming together made me feel so excited. So obviously there was no reason not to say yes. At some point I suddenly had these doubts though - what if the others won't like the content I'll come up with? What if they end up being disappointed? I just have this weird fear of disappointing people, which is kind of annoying. Now that we've been working on this blog for I while I realised that I've got nothing to worry about. I remembered this quote, I remembered that all seven of us have something else to offer to this project, something special. Me included, even if I don't always believe it.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that shutting up your inner critic is always worth it. Never let fear of being too ordinary hold you back from being a part of something. Because you aren't ordinary, YOU are special. YOU have so much to add to the blogging community, to any other community or to any project you might be working on.

Be proud of your ideas. Be yourself. Stay special. Lots of love, Sara x