GET TO KNOW ME

Cassandra Jo Downie

One of my earliest memories is of a young Cassie staring at the pages of a children's book. I was learning the alphabet at the time and decided to practice naming the letters in the beloved book. My parents read me bedtime stories and had a true talent for creating magic just by staring at these random jumbling of letters, and I wanted to understand how. That day, I finally experienced my "aha!" moment. Suddenly it clicked in my brain that what my teachers were patiently explaining to me made sense: the letters came together on the page and created a word! And the words came together to create a sentence! And if you put all the sentences together, you get a story. 

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From that point on, I was addicted to reading. Road signs, labels, indexes, magazines...the world was mine to read and comprehend. Eventually, it dawned on me that I could write whatever I desired. Soon I was filling journal after journal with words, transforming blank pages into stories and poems and diary entries. I finished entire novels within two days. I stayed up late at night in my childhood bedroom, hiding under the covers with a flashlight to finish "just one more chapter."

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My love for all things reading and writing has not died away in adulthood; in fact, the infatuation has continued to flourish even more. Starting a blog has always been in the back of my mind since I learned what they are. All of my creations have been tucked safely away in the privacy of my notebooks...until now. 

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My life was drenched in an alarming amount of trauma, despair, heartbreak, and darkness. I've been blessed to be able to overcome so much destruction and blossom from my hurt. I thoroughly believe in using pain and experience to change the world for the better, and that's what I plan to do: share my pain with the world in order to bring hope and wisdom.

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I already feel exposed preparing this website and anticipating the moment it goes live. But vulnerability can be a beautiful thing. I'll also be able to share all of my fun creations in addition to the personal stories. 

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I plan on being raw, passionate, vulnerable, messy, goofy, honest...candid.

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here to support my dreams.

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