I’ll leave it to others to write witty, insightful tributes to Steve Jobs, detailing his profound and immeasurable impact on design, technology, culture, our way of life and much more. (In my opinion, these are two of the best articles so far: one by NPR and one by David Pogue.)

For me, the very fact that I’m writing this blog is my own humble way of honoring Steve Jobs. Yes, I’m typing this out on a gorgeous, sleek MacBook Air which makes my heart sing and my confidence soar as being one of the cool kids. And yes, I’m fully aware that Apple pretty much invented personal computing and desktop publishing.

But I’m talking about a deeper yet simpler truth.

You see, for a long time, I was sort of afraid of life. Afraid to make a mistake. Afraid of what others would think. But as I entered my thirties, I slowly began to shed many of those reservations and to embrace life.  I returned to grad school. I switched careers. I took a job at an architecture firm so I could be a part of a field that better matched my artsy interests. I switched careers again, this time entering the realm of mobile apps (you guessed it, iOS).

And four months ago, which was six months after buying my beloved laptop, I decided to start writing this blog. I’ve always wanted to share my quirky observations about fashion, design and art, but I worried if anyone would like it. (Putting myself out there has never been in my comfort zone.) And then it dawned on me that this is my vision that I’m sharing with the world—and that’s good enough.

This blog is my labor of love. I dream up new ideas. I play with words while in the shower. I work through sentence structures during my commute. I can’t imagine not writing it. It has added a creative richness to my life.

So where does Steve Jobs fit into all of this? I love his quote that “you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” And I have to trust that “the dots will somehow connect” in my future. I’m not sure where this blog will lead me. But it has to mean something that I rush home after work to write it, and that I get a rush from designing a great post. Steve Jobs taught me “to have the courage to follow [my] heart and intuition.”

Thank you, Steve.