Empowering others through writing

Welcome to my first ever blog for Aunty Lala

Hello everyone. I'm Leila and also Aunty Lala. I started Aunty Lala as a platform for others to come together and share their thoughts and ideas. I was inspired by a Facebook 'Confessions' page whereby anonymous sharers post their secrets in hopes that their stories will get understood. So I tried a similar thing and it didn't really work.

So back to the drawing board. What did I actually want to achieve? What did I actually want to do?

I wanted women to come together and boost each other. Improve our strategies and businesses together. I still don't know how to go about it. Do I just keep on posting? Should I collaborate with influencers and business owners? Who are my target audience? Only from one community? Or the whole society? What are other people's expectations? What are my expectations?

Let's be honest

The truth is I have this fear of expressing myself. But I do want to express myself. I want to share my feelings and ideas around. My biggest fear is getting ridiculed for my own thoughts. My feelings and thoughts have always been invalidated. I grew up learning that I should keep my thoughts and feelings to myself no matter how intense they can be.

I wear this mask out around people so that they could only see what I thought they wanted to see. I still have a long way to go in terms of expressing myself.

It starts now

I have to check in with myself before being able to connect and collaborate with others. I have to come to terms with being able to express myself without feeling invalidated or prejudiced. I shall not allow myself to feel small again. My thoughts and feelings matter.

I will leave it here but till then! Come and visit me on Instagram and Facebook.