An Ode To Beginning

Somewhere, is where every man or woman must start.

Your dreams, whether they are currently squashed or brimming with life, only come to fruition when actions are taken. The perfect, raw, unfiltered, creativity and talent that is bottled up in you can never reach the surface until you turn up the path, and begin.

I’m a thinker. I think so much, and so vigorously, that I often over-think. Personally, the idea of scrutiny and misrepresentation of my creative endeavors is sometimes crippling. Internally, I become a stuttering child in front of a classroom of peers. Can you think of a time when all of the joy got sucked out of the room? Maybe someone bringing up politics in an awkward environment. Unwelcomed tension. I feel that feeling when I try to turn my hopeful imaginations into reality. My fear of what the world will think of me, and how I’ll be perceived sucks the joy right out of an idea.

An idea that could help me achieve my part in being a driving force of good in this world.

I’ve never let this fear keep me down substantially. My awareness of it that keeps me in check. I can’t succumb to a life of internalizing thoughts and wisdom and lessons that never go anywhere. There is no point to any knowledge or wisdom if it isn’t shared, in my opinion.

My hope, my goal, my wish, intention, and plan is to leave my thoughts on this blog. Whether they collect digital dust, change a billion lives, or somewhere in between, I know I’ll be happy that I did it. Here’s to something!