✨Sunday Story Time with Shelly ✨Funny story, but it wasn’t f..

✨Sunday Story Time with Shelly ✨

Funny story, but it wasn’t funny at the time …
Y’all know I love stories and taking time to feel sunshine. ☀️

Sometimes when I pull out this little black case that holds my tripod, a light, microphone, and phone stand (that I use daily) I can’t help but think about the day I clicked on it, placing my “vlog kit” into my Amazon shopping cart. It sat there for a couple days. I still do that.. add things to my shopping cart… wonder if they are worth buying and sometimes I delete them, sometimes I follow through with the purchase. At that time I contemplated on if this $40 vlog kit purchase would be worth it. I was feeling burnt out with my real job, exhausted with life, struggling with some real life loss, experiencing a desperate need for change. I had read an article about @onlyfans not long prior, and by this time I had already convinced myself to start a page, I was officially an @onlyfanscreators, but I hadn’t created the first thing.

Now I was staring at this vlog kit and concerned that ordering it might be synonymous with flushing $40 down the toilet. Around that time I had become fixated on the burden of my student loan debt and every dollar was important to me. To be clear, every dollar is still important to me. I had zero followers and I didn’t know if anyone would ever want to follow me or how they would find me. I knew I’ve never been good at self promoting and I wouldn’t advertise on my own. I did have a message to share, I had a need to express myself, and my life was aching for a change from the everyday stresses that I was feeling apparently entrapped my existence. Finally, after a few nights of “sleeping on it,” I decided that $40 wasn’t that much to lose if the kit proved to be a waste. I knew that I was not going to be the typical creator, but that if I could find the holds to climb into a light I might could change my position and provide an outlet for others to plug in with me, accepting my challenge to change theirs too. Lucky for me I have been a good climber for a long time!

Over a year and a half later it’s safe to say that the vlog kit has proved its worth. I’m still using it and I’m still humbled, perplexed, and amazed by the kindness, warmth, and ever growing synapses that this page has provided my life. One of my very first @oftv episodes earned a share and suddenly I had fans!! From that point my page has continued to be a success. It wouldn’t be without your support. I know this and I know my vulnerability, my honesty, and my heart play into all of it too. I also know that plenty of people with good hearts don’t get to find a place like I have or never feel the adrenaline burst that I did to put themselves out there. I’ve always been contemplative, yet fascinated with taking risks, but this one has been different from my typical type. Let me wrap up my story by saying that I’m glad I spent that $40.

Thank you guys for showing this girl that being yourself and sharing my life was not done in vain. I’m better, stronger, and not taking for granted the way the people in this world can change your life if you’re willing to stand up and put the good you have to share on display.
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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin

Part 2 of this saga is my next message. If you have been dreaming of more for your life, maybe contemplating writing a book, recording a song, starting your own business, submitting your art, or creating some other venue to bring your life joy, then take my advice and go for it. You can. Even if it doesn’t work out you won’t have to one day wish you had tried. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that your dreams are out of reach, don’t settle for living in stress, and don’t believe the lie that getting what you want isn’t possible for you. You can. Maybe part of my purpose here is to simply show that if I can, you can too. If nothing else sticks from “Story Time with Shelly” let it be this as I say it again: You Can.