Badass Women (013): Emma Lawson

I think inspiration runs in a circular motion so here’s to hoping I can inspire all the incredible gals as much as they all inspire me. Badass Women is a series about capturing that positive energy and spreading it. Wanna help? Read about these cool girls and share their features with the women that inspire you!!

The following interview is about Emma Lawson, a lifestyle blogger from Australia.
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What is your relationship with beauty?

If I am to be absolutely honest, I see beauty in all things that are natural and spontaneous. I am a very spiritual person and I get happy and excited about the simplest things. For instance, when I wake up early enough to see the sun rise, I instantly get showered with positive energy and happiness. Maybe the most beautiful of all things is to see the people I love smile or feel their closeness to me. In those moments, I say a little prayer, an ode of gratitude to the Universe if you will – for giving me all these amazing things and granting me the ability to see and appreciate them. It may sound like a cliché but I do feel like beauty is all those little things around us we often overlook, things we forget to notice due to the forced images of what we are taught to like. Little things matter, don’t ever forget that.
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What was the most challenging aspect of launching your blog? What was the most rewarding part?

Launching it wasn’t challenging at all because I’d known I wanted to do it. Keeping it alive, now that’s what the challenge was and still is. To keep the audiences happy, you have to stay up to date and you have to learn how to hear everyone’s opinion and somehow channel it into your next post. I, naturally, do have my target audience and I know (for the most part, at least) what my readers like but I always try to keep my heart and mind open for new suggestions, remarks, and ideas. My readers are keeping me alive in terms of blogging, and I love how powerful as a community we’ve grown together.

The most rewarding part is making connections with people all around the globe. So far, I’ve been lucky to connect with so many wonderful souls that have helped me understand different cultures, customs, life mechanisms, etc. Becoming as close as we did, we tend to travel a lot together (to Europe, especially) or just go visit one another.
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Which of your blog posts are you the most proud of?

Again, I know I’ll sound like a cliché but all of my posts are like my babies. I am very proud of each and every one of them as I put my heart and soul into writing. However, if I really really really had to single one out, it would be this one. This post is one of the first ones I’ve posted, so I guess I’ve got a little beginner’s nostalgia attached to it.
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What are you passionate about?

Writing! Ever since I was little, I’ve always found it soothing to write down my thoughts and feelings and turn them into a cohesive piece of writing. Obviously, things started out like they do with most kids - I first had a diary that quickly turned into a notebook of short stories, which I didn’t even realize were short stories until my mum read a few and was blown away. Once I was mature enough to realize how powerful words can be, I started focusing even more on making things work in my writing career. And while I do run a blog and I do understand that words travel faster when launched on the Web, I still prefer the written word on paper. I still carry a little notebook with me and always have a calligraphy pen at hand. And I write everything down – from ideas, plans and meetings to business goals, short stories or just random scribbles in the moment.

What advice do you have for young people looking to make a career out of blogging?

When you are a kid and you write, all you think about in that moment is that you’ve found a way to deal with the thoughts that you don’t understand. For you, writing is a method of healing. But, as you grow up, you become aware of the power those same words carry – and that’s when you realize how powerful you’ve been all this time without even knowing it.

With that in mind, I would advise the young talented writers out there is to never, not even for a second, doubt that their opinion matters; even if it happens that it doesn’t matter to a certain group of people, it will matter to some other group. Someone, somewhere, at maybe the hardest moment in their lives will read your words of comfort, wisdom, your personal experiences and start believing they are important again.

Inspiration is circular, just as life and love are. If you feel like blogging is your passion and what you want to dedicate your inspiration to – then, do it. Find your voice and stick to it. Do know that things won’t be easy and that you’ll have to go through a lot of obstacles before you make it, but it’ll all be worth it in the end. And you know why? Because one day you’ll wake up and realize that you’re doing the job that you love, that you are making a difference and that – guess what - you are getting paid for it!

Where do you feel most inspired?

Anywhere where I can have my peace and quiet. Even if it’s just for an hour – it’s my recharge time.
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If you could pick a song to be the theme song to your life what song would you choose and why?

Ok, please don’t laugh but - I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly! What can I do, I am a positive, happy person!
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What quote inspires you the most? How do you relate to it?

I have to admit that I am a fan of those motivational circular quotes and mantras on Instagram, Tumblr and other platforms, and I like to start my day with a different one, each time. Maybe, if I really had to choose one, it’d be the mantra behind “Namaste” - My soul honors your soul. I honor the place in you where the entire Universe resides. I honor the light, love, truth, beauty and peace within you, because it is also within me. In sharing these things we are united, we are the same, we are one.
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Where you can find Emma:

​High Style Life: https://highstylife.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmahLawson

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