An Honest Letter From an Old Friend

My Dearest,

It's been awhile. Two months to be exact.

Life has been crazy. My last semester was definitely my hardest one so far, but it also brought me copious amounts of joy & growth. With the struggle of trying to balance my studies & social life, I found myself left with no time for Golden Vessels. If I'm going to be honest, which is promised given the title, I was burnt out & had nothing to offer in this area of my life. Despite what other bloggers may say, I am not one to make something just for the sake of posting & being consistent. I believe in having authenticity & love behind everything I do. Since I could no longer put energy into Golden Vessels, I decided to put it to rest until I was done with the semester.

While I was on this hiatus, I began to greatly dislike Instagram & the Influencer movement on social media. I follow a bunch of other bloggers & people who work with a bunch of companies because I wanted to have a support group. But as I took a step back, I realized I was scrolling mindlessly through my feed without pausing to take notice of what people were posting. Every single post looked like the last: a girl promoting some kind of product to boost her own personal following. For a while, this is what I thought I wanted. I thought that the influencer life would bring me opportunity & wealth. For some people it does. But at what cost? I felt like it had been years since I'd last seen something real on Instagram. This started a rebranding process for the direction I want to take Golden Vessels.

I started this brand to create things that mattered. I wanted to share stories, share truth, & share ways people could become their best selves. I want Golden Vessels to be a platform & community of raw content that brings light into the world. I want to be as authentic as I possibly can be in a society that is so deceitful to its people. I want to create a space of love shared amongst the people who want to be a part of it.

All that being said, I will be using this summer to recreate Golden Vessels. I'm still trying to figure out what I want this to be, but I hope you will stick with me through it. In the end, I want it to be a brand that people can come to when they need a reminder of what love looks like. I want to build up a community of humans who are kind to each other. I want Golden Vessels to truly be Golden.

With all my love,

Your Old Friend Kayla