Blogger Recognition award!

So, varjakbaby nominated me for the Blogger Recognition award!!! Thank you so much 🙂 I have never been nominated for one of these blogger award things before, so this is awesome!

Rules

1. Thank the blogger(s) who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
2. Write a post to show your award.
3. Give a brief story of how your blog started.
4. Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers.
5. Select up to fifteen bloggers you want to give this award to.
6. Comment (or pingback) on each blog to let them know that you’ve nominated them, and provide a link to the post you’ve created.

How it all began…

I started Lotus Laura in 2016 when I was finishing up college. I have always enjoyed writing and wrote a few blogs previously, but always ended up losing focus and fading out. As I was finishing college I was feeling lost and losing direction in my life, so I started this blog. At first it was just a personal thing, but then I gained more confidence in my writing and wanted to post more universal things that others can relate to. Seeing how rewarding this has been for me so far is what gives me the motivation to keep on posting.

Advice for new bloggers…

1. Have confidence! Don’t be so scared or worried of what people will think of what you have to say. Have faith in your writing skills. Don’t be so hung up on perfection. If you believe in yourself then you can create amazingness!
2. Push your limits! Blogging is a free place with no rules. You can write whatever you want and choose whatever style you like. Do not keep yourself in a box. Focus on expansion.

I nominate…

1. Didi ` s not so secret diary — https://notsosecretdiary.home.blog
2. Freddie Mercury Online — https://freddiemercuryonline.com
3. Dessert flower — https://dessertflower5.wordpress.com
4. mtaggartwriter — https://mtaggartwriter.wordpress.com
5. A Thousand Bits of Paper — https://athousandbitsofpaper.com
6. Diary of a Gen-X Traveler — https://thegenxtravels.com
7. Thinking Moon — https://thinkingmoon.com
8. Zoolon Audio — https://zoolonhub.com
9. The Tony Burgess Blog — https://tonyburgess1969.net
10. Steve ` s Country — https://stevescountry.com
11. Novel Pride — https://novelpride.wordpress.com
12. Spiritual Journey — https://spiritualjourney17.com
13. Coven Life — https://covenlife.co
14. deeply shredded — https://bedvyang.wordpress.com
15. Surrealistique — https://surrealistique.com