Starting From Here

I’m not here to rewrite the past or pretend certain things didn’t happen. I’m here because I believe in the long, hard, unglamorous work of moving forward. Not quietly, not in hiding—but transparently and intentionally.

This site is part of that process.

Life doesn’t always give you clean breaks. Sometimes the restart comes with baggage, headlines, judgment, and silence from people who used to clap for you. I’ve lived through that. I’m still living through it. But I also know this: people are more than their worst moments. Or at least, they can be—if they choose to be.

It’s about documenting the climb back up. It’s about second chances, real accountability, uncomfortable growth, and everything in between.

I’ll be writing here about the things I care about: resilience, community, faith, identity, self-improvement, and how to navigate a world that has a long memory and a short supply of grace.

If you’re someone who believes in growth, not perfection, then you’re in the right place.

This is me starting from here.
Let’s see where it goes.

– Jimmy Swinder