{"id":545,"date":"2025-06-02T05:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T05:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/index.php\/my-goal-3\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:14:01","slug":"my-goal-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/index.php\/shop-yours\/my-goal-3\/","title":{"rendered":"My shared goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div onselectstart=\"return false;\" unselectable=\"on;\" style=\"-moz-user-select: none;\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n\n\n\n#goog-gt-tt,\n.goog-tooltip,\n.goog-tooltip:hover {\n\tdisplay: none !important;\n}\n.goog-text-highlight {\n\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\tborder: none !important;\n\tbox-shadow: none !important;\n}\n.translated-rtl font,\n.translated-ltr font {\n\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\tbox-shadow: none !important;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box !important;\n\t-webkit-box-sizing: border-box !important;\n\t-moz-box-sizing: border-box !important;\n}\n\n-->\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*<![CDATA[*\/\nfunction initializeGoogleTranslateElement() {\n\tnew google.translate.TranslateElement({\n\t\tautoDisplay: false,\n\t\tpageLanguage: \"en\",\n\t\tfloatPosition: google.translate.TranslateElement.FloatPosition.TOP_LEFT\n\t});\n}\n\/*]]>*\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=initializeGoogleTranslateElement\"><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-mono-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2a4b0c2c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xlarge);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xlarge);padding-left:0;min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-118 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-yassin-chykry-19448325.jpg-beach-golden-colors-768x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a87866\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-55c63433 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e65d4529 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-superbfont-xxlarge-font-size\" style=\"color:#fdfdfd;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Inspired by life and experiences<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#fdfdfd;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">How I always wanted, even for only 1 time in my life, to write a book! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-mono-4-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1b975257 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d722ce72 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6306a1e6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-456429c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Rewriting a 15-Year-Old Fiction Tale<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Often felt compelled to present an idealized version of ourselves. But after half a century of life, I&#8217;ve come to understand that introductions don&#8217;t require perfection; they merely need to be genuine.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is\u00a0<strong>Jakoba Romkes<\/strong>. For years, I was a reader\u2014consuming the words of others to expand my world. But tucked away in the background of my life was a script I wrote 15 years ago. It was a story that waited quietly while I followed the standard patterns of life, education, and work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now, the wait is over.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am currently reworking this manuscript, infusing it with the perspective and fresh tone that only life experience can provide. The book explores a universal struggle: how we get trapped in situations that make us feel dull, distracted, or caught in unnecessary drama. It is a guide\u2014through storytelling\u2014on how to shed the feelings we no longer need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my <strong>new creative flow<\/strong>,&nbsp;I learn how to write and erase.&nbsp;It is the process of removing the noise to find the truth underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15f3e95adc23ee5dccc6732dd2e24750 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/545#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" autocomplete=\"name\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" autocomplete=\"email\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit wp-block-button\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='545' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-57b86be5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imagewebsitebetter-creative-person-23024670.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-932\" style=\"border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:537px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imagewebsitebetter-creative-person-23024670.webp 768w, https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imagewebsitebetter-creative-person-23024670-197x300.webp 197w, https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imagewebsitebetter-creative-person-23024670-672x1024.webp 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff2fc0de wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-929e19f4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p class=\"has-featured-color has-text-color has-link-color has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-elements-5c5cdd65527817b0addf0ec9d4eb8fc3 wp-block-paragraph\">Experiences and personal space.  Why people write?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why am I writing this?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d722ce72 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6306a1e6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-456429c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Treasure of Returning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years ago, I began this journey simply as a hobbyist passionate about writing\u2014a dream carried quietly through a life mixed with theory, practice, travel, new languages, and uncontrolled choices. I grew up in unusual circumstances, left paths and patterns behind, forged new ones, and, in time, found my way back to my passioned goal: writing a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, with life more balanced and good memories as anchors, I work not for perfection but for joy and forward motion\u2014removing obstacles, embracing the process, and sharing this creative flow with anyone interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sometimes, the greatest treasures aren\u2019t what we discover, but what we return to.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-57b86be5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-yassin-chykry-19448325.jpg-beach-golden-colors-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"writing, creating, rewriting\" class=\"wp-image-118\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beach evening glow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fragments of the script to rewrite&#8230;.. for the book I am writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adventure of Sorena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-53710002 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-df96a1f0 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shopyours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/meetup-in-cafee-485366-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1443\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" title=\"meetup in cafee 485366\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Giving up all that felt like a leap into the deep, a jump without a parachute. The treasure hunters on the screen seemed so brave, so driven. Could she be that too? Or was her dream merely a fleeting fantasy, ignited by an engaging television program, that would dissolve as soon as the credits started to roll? The rain continued to patter steadily, a gentle but relentless reminder of the gray, everyday world outside her window&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was sweltering hot, but Sorena still felt satisfied with her choice of vacation. The company was nice. In the group, there were many different types of people. From young to old, alone or together. She could talk to everyone. She was having a great time. Curious as she was, she went inside a small caf\u00e9. It wasn&#8217;t very busy, but it was still early afternoon; many people rest at this hour of the day. She ordered a drink with lemon, which gave her a bit of refreshment. The man behind the bar noticed that she was curious about something and asked her if she had seen the city yet. Sorena turned bright red and felt a bit caught&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please take a moment to read my initial piece, &#8220;The Importance of Design: My Struggle with Crafting the Main Character for My Book,&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which you can find on my Substack.<a href=\"https:\/\/diffwriter2026.substack.com\/?utm_campaign=pub&amp;utm_medium=web\"> <strong><em>&#8220;Writing emotions.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/diffwriter2026.substack.com\/embed?transparent=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"150\" style=\"border: 0; background: transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Follow the Journey on Substack<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am &#8216;building in public,&#8217; sharing the raw, personal emotional process of rewriting the manuscript into a new future. Whether you are a creator yourself or someone looking to change your own &#8216;flow,&#8217; I invite you to join me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paid Supporters:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gain exclusive access to raw script drafts, personal voice memos from my writing desk, and behind-the-scenes chapters before they are ever published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Free Subscribers:<\/strong>&nbsp;Receive monthly updates on the rewriting process, insights into my creative life, and reflections on &#8216;<strong>Changing the flow<\/strong>.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:600px;margin:24px 0 0;line-height:1.4;color:#2B2B2B;\"> <style> @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Dancing+Script:wght@600&display=swap'); .hand { font-family: \"Dancing Script\", cursive; font-weight: 600; } <\/style> <p class=\"hand\" style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:28px;\">Thank you for subscribing,<\/p> <p class=\"hand\" style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:28px;\">Soon my next posts will be added.<\/p> <div style=\"margin-top:6px\"> <svg viewBox=\"0 0 1200 400\" width=\"100%\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Signature of Jacoba\"> <style> @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Dancing+Script:wght@600&display=swap'); .word { font-family: \"Dancing Script\", cursive; font-weight: 600; fill: #2B2B2B; } .swoosh { fill: none; stroke: #2B2B2B; stroke-width: 14; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; } <\/style> <text class=\"word\" x=\"50\" y=\"260\" font-size=\"220\">Jacoba<\/text> <path class=\"swoosh\" d=\"M 520 315 C 680 360, 860 360, 995 315 Q 1015 300, 1000 285\" \/> <\/svg> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rewriting a 15-Year-Old Fiction Tale &#8220;Often felt compelled to present an idealized version of ourselves. 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