Embarkment

I struggle with this: the beginning. The first post. The act of corralling my thoughts and forcing them into words and sentences. They never seem quite as grand as i think they ought to be. But that's kind of the whole point of this new blog - coming back to basics. Grounding myself. Disposing of my old ideas of how I think things ought to be and instead exploring and celebrating things as they actually are. I am very interested in reality these days.

And really, that's a pretty good introduction for this blog. I'm not writing this for followers - if they come that'll be awesome, but it's not my motivation. I'm not interested in creating a beautiful front or putting my best foot forward or having a perfectly manicured online presence. All I want is to show up without any makeup on. I'm writing this for me. I need an outlet for my thoughts and feelings, and I choose this medium specifically because I need the potential for other people to see them. I need them out of my head and occupying space with the rest of humanity. I need to be seen as I am.

So there we go; I began. For me the first step is always the hardest, but once I take it then I can get down to the business of creating what I want to. If you're reading this, thank you for being here. I'm not sure exactly what it is I'll be creating, but I hope it ends up being personal and honest and fun, and therapeutic and healing and healthy and many other positive adjectives.

So...here we go!