Sara Beam

Welcome to my little corner of the internet; I am overjoyed and humbled that you stopped by!

I’m not sure I would call myself a blogger, even though I guess this is a blog, and I will refer to it as such. I am definitely not an influencer or model. I’m really just a small-town girl who moved to the vast and lively city of Los Angeles, CA.

This is my fourth year in LA; I moved here from Kentucky with my husband and our two dogs. I love living here. I have a day job; I’m in sales at a startup. I love my job and sales and being an aid in other businesses’ growth, but a little something of my own is something I have wanted to pursue for some time now. My first post on Point Dume, was actually written in 2016 but I never did anything with it or wrote others. There was always something holding me back.

What was stopping me?

What was I afraid of?

“What will all my friends and family think?”

“Why would anyone care what I have to say, I’m nobody.”

“I don’t have cute enough clothes or know enough about make-up, skincare and all that other stuff everyone cares about.”

I like to try new things, research them and document my experiences. I have also learned a lot that I wish I had known 10 years ago when I was starting my life and career that I wish someone had told me sooner. There is so much I don’t know but I want to learn all the things, would you like to learn along with me?

I want to start this and introduce myself to you by sharing with you my thoughts on non-attachment.

Non-attachment, is a state in which a person overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things, people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective.

“The root of suffering is attachment” – The Buddha (Buddhism)

Detachment is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you. – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (Islam)

“Consider the trees which allow the birds to perch and fly away without either inviting them to stay or desiring them never to depart. If your heart can be like this, you will be near to the Way.” – Zen saying

To me, non-attachment is about learning how to let go of the thoughts and emotions that create suffering. My fears were tied to the thoughts of others in which I have zero control over. I can only control how I feel and what I choose to share.

I’m going into this unattached. I am simply sharing because it brings ME joy and at the end of the day, isn’t that what matters?

I welcome you to come and perch on the trees and fly alongside me but its up to you to choose to do so. From the bottom on my heart, thank you for stopping by, I hope to see you more and more.