The Begninning

Everything has a beginning, and this is actually NOT mine! (Gotcha!)

Back in college, I was having a difficult day, as we all do, when I asked my friend to "just read" what I had written in my diary.  I'm not all that faithful about writing in it, but I write when I'm upset or enlightened to just work it all out on the page in a tangible way, with no intention of allowing anyone to read it.  I don't remember what I wrote, but my friend began to laugh.  It definitely wasn't meant to be funny!  At first I thought that he was either laughing at some funny quib or the fact that I seamlessly transition between cursive and print without a rhyme or reason as to when, but instead he looked up at me and said, "You're precious!  I'm sorry for laughing; I'm not laughing at the situation - that sucks - I'm laughing at the words you used!"  I stared at him and said, "What are you talking about?  That's the way I talk; I pretty much write the way I speak."  If you walked in at that moment, you would have thought he just had an epiphany that I'm not an idiot.  "I can't believe you actually write to yourself in proper English, with fancy words, and grammar and everything!"  I think he used "cacophony" as an example of something 'normal people' don't write in their diaries.

I had contemplated writing a book (which I'm still working on) long before this, but it was the day my best friend took a look at my diary and saw a writer that I believed it myself.  I've started other blogs before, but this one is different.  I finally feel as though I have a purpose to write about.  Whenever I'm feeling down, what I find most uplifting is brightening other people's days by giving them a smile, some of my time, and insight into the root of my positivity.  I can't really smile at you, but I can give you the latter two and hopefully that is enough to brighten your day!

*Disclaimer* I am not an expert.  If you think I'm negative or boring or just plain old depressing, don't come back.  Or do.  Come back when you're in a slightly better mood.  I won't judge.  Cheers!