It’s been just over two months since I put Girlyfight on a bit of a hiatus so I could feel out the future of the site. While the universe didn’t take out an ad on the billboard near my house to say “Hey, Stacia, here’s your answer!!!” here’s what HAS happened.

A lot of nothing. At least not Girlyfight-related.

I received a couple of emails or comments from people sorry to hear the site may come to an end. And by “a couple” I mean two. Nobody called with ideas for injecting more excitement or a commitment to be a new partner.

I’m feeling very torn. A lot of the signs point to closing down Girlyfight – participation never reached the levels I wanted to see and nobody seems to miss it. Like Brigitte, maybe I need to be focusing on my own creativity instead of trying to boost creativity in the community.

I considered a lot of options. Turning to more curation and less original content. Only using the message boards. Promoting like crazy. Adding link-ups.

Maybe some day I’ll do one or some or all of those things here.

But for now, it’s time to hang up the gloves. I need to let Girlyfight go and focus on my own projects. I need to stop thinking and start creating, which is actually what I’ve been doing the last couple of months and I’m finally picking up some momentum.

So Girlyfight may be back at some point. In the meantime, I’ll leave the site up because I believe in the value of the content here. But for now, I need to let go of this project so I can move on to others. Thank you all for the time and energy you’ve shared with Girlyfight. I’ll miss writing here and I’ll miss the interactions we had. I hope you’ll keep up with me one way or another. And maybe some day we’ll find ourselves back in the ring again.

It’s really hard to remember sometimes that we all make mistakes, and that as long as we are trying our best it’s perfectly all right to stumble along the way. We have to make mistakes in order to grow and it would serve us all well to keep that in mind as we move forward towards the big things waiting for us in our lives.

Girlyfight is a great place to share and learn and grow together. We hope you’ll make some mistakes with us!

From insatiablycurious.tumblr.com

One of the many reasons we started Girlyfight was to honor our creativity. We know it isn’t easy but that’s what this community is here to do – support and inspire.

How can we help you honor your creative spirit?

Source Needed

No big revelations here today. We just hope your day is a good one.

Has it been?

What’s one good thing that’s happened to you today?

A lot of people didn’t have much of a winter this year but it seems to officially be Spring most places. What new growth does Spring inspire in you?

From wideopenspaces.squarespace.com

We couldn’t have said it any better. Don’t give up. Surround yourselves with people who want to see you sparkle. Love. Help others see their light.

Are you?

In a world full of random celebrations, today is “Make Your Own Holiday Day.” What would you like to celebrate, remember, or recognize? What colors, symbols, or festivities might be part of the day?

From hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com

This picture has stayed in my heart for months after I read this amazing post over at Hyperbole and a Half. It gives me so much faith that I CAN do ANYTHING.

You can do anything, too. What’s your first anything going to be?

Open

What comes to mind when you see this word? Share a photo, an idea, a short story, or some other reaction to this prompt.

It’s a reminder all of us need and need often. It may take longer than you had planned or hoped but it WILL happen as long as you don’t give up.

You’re not going to give up though, right? RIGHT?