Why blog?

The purpose of my writing is multiple-fold: to write instead of just think—sorting/organizing/labeling—I need to get it out of my head am onto paper to be aware of it and make some sense of it; to share with others because I know I am not alone in my thinking, and being raw is the only way I have found that works to grow in my spirit and spirituality; and perhaps help another who has been handed life on life’s terms and wants to make some sense out of it but can’t because she/he thinks he/she is the only one who struggles because we all compare our insides to their outsides, and damn! their outsides look so good. I do my best to be authentic and real. And sometimes fear takes over and I ‘fail’ at being me because I’d rather be someone much prettier, funnier, smarter, wittier, better all-around. Welcome to the labyrinth of my mind, body, and spirit. When I write or speak of personal experience, strength and hope, I will use the pronoun I and mean I. I do not mean you. I do not mean we. I am certain that I am not alone in my process, AND I do not know how you see, think, feel. So I just talk about me and hope you can relate in some way, if it’s supposed to happen that way.