The Origin

       

                                     die Latibule

Latibule? you're probably wondering what this weird word means, if it's really an actual English word, and how it's pronounced. Well yes, Latibule is an actual word, a suggested word actually that means a hiding place, a place of comfort, a place where you and I can be free to express ourselves. A place where 5+5 is 10 and so is 9+1. A virtual space we can call home.

Your second question might probably be "why then should our comfort place die?", "Are you killing our virtual home so soon? Are we being evicted? but we just moved in?" Worry not oh! distressed damsel I will explain. The word die is a German word that means 'the' but in a feminine type of way. Like when referring to a feminine object such as a picture(Bild), you'll say die Bild meaning the picture. Hence the weird title, die Latibule (The comfort space).

I won't lie to you, I'm not much of a writer you might notice some silly grammatical errors, a bunch of dry jokes, and a lot of misspelled words. But don't let that fool you, okay...the content might be a bit questionable too, but also don't let that fool you either. I'm a writer because I say so. You can be a writer too if you say so.

For almost 2 years, I have been postponing starting a blog because I thought I wasn't good enough, I'm not creative enough, I don't have the right words, I haven't had many experiences in life and many other excuses I came up with. I didn't believe in myself even though those around me believed. I was scared of criticism and putting my work out there only for people to throw it at my face. I sabotaged my writing even before I gave it out to the world. Simply put, I was my worst critic. I allowed my anxiety to get the better of me and prevent me from trying out new things, places, and foods that would have probably been the highlight of my days. And just like everyone else, I reached my breaking point. I was tired of not living but just existing. I was tired of not being vulnerable, and being in my comfort zone, hiding there and wishing for something to find me and rescue me from myself. I was exhausted from following my safe routine. I was ready to start experiencing life, to start living.

Therefore this blog will be my starting point, where I will allow myself to grow, heal and create. Grow at my own pace, heal peacefully and create intentionally. I won't be perfect that much I know, but why try to be perfect when perfection is only but an illusion. My dad always says" sharing is caring" and I couldn't agree more. I will share my views and some of my personal experiences about some aspects of life which will hopefully be someone's else survival guide.

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I truly hope you will learn a thing or two from my blogs. You can reach out to me personally via my email: joymuthoni856@gmail.com.

    Looking forward to hearing from you my lovely latibulers😏