It was almost as if I coded the entire site myself. The years of doubts about opening a website and the stress I went through to establish a website design, my WordPress Blogsite is finally here. I wish any lone wanderers crossing this site respect as I document my starting connection with you.
My ambition to get a personal website up and running began years ago when I started a series of HTML classes, hoping to find autonomy in the creative field. The plan was always, ‘one-day’ I’ll get a site published, the drive was to continue learning which soon became a revolving cycle. As many would know, learning never stops and at some point with anything practical, you need to be cutthroat with yourself and leap in. Things will simply fail to happen if a deadline is not stamped down. My priority was to create and write and the easiest place I found was through here, WordPress. No hard coding required, no fuss tinkering with CSS sizes and positions, just straight focus on the value of content.
I would like to give special thanks to Anders Noren who designed this theme. This theme was only found after hours scouring through themes, enough time for someone to write themselves an HTML designed page. The Hoffman Theme is not only free, perfect for someone new to WordPress like me, but also stylistic using a narrow and minimalist design. It is with Ander’s creative ingenuity I finally have a comfy space to write and publish.
I would like to bring the first bit of philosophy onto this site through my recent endeavour into the teachings of Epicurus. The aim to simply get articles published online was riddled by layers of desire. I wanted to be a professional web designer first, then I told myself I need to become smart in computer programming, all before then desiring again to build an innovative site. I failed to see that starting simple and starting small was already within my capacity and something that would finally spark joy. The cycle of wants and dreams reminds of the value of simplicity to life. My experience is a limited example to such a large lesson. Nevertheless, I leave this quote as one of the inspiring perspectives of FluidFountain.
“Everything we need is easy to procure, while the things we desire but don’t need are more difficult to obtain”
Epicurus
Whoever that person may be on the other end, I wish I can spark even the smallest flicker of joy, comfort, curiosity or inspiration to your mind.