Have to Start Somewhere

I am starting this blog because I have never had one before. I had always been accustomed to writing anything I felt down in a notebook, but hey, it is 2011, is it not? Seems about time I get on the technology bandwagon. I am always doing something on my computer nowadays, whether it is work for school, social networking with friends, or just miscellaneous time killing on the internet (I try to limit to the latter as much as possible).

This blog is probably a good year over-due, seeing as I have had a lot on my mind and a lot happen in my life over the past year or so.  I think it is important for me in writing here to occasionally look back on past experiences that arise in my head, because how can I move on from experiences without taking what I can from them and make them positive, life lessons. Having said that, I am a forward thinker at this time in my life, and will try to focus this blog on the present as much as possible.

As to the audience of this blog, and who it is written for, it is first and foremost for me. It is for me to clear to my head, to unscramble thoughts. Great ideas and thoughts are priceless. What is the point in having one great thought if it can't be remembered for all jumbled thoughts your mind possesses? Besides do you ever get that feeling you have a great idea, but do to the aeons of other things going on in your life, you just cannot pinpoint it? Life is too short to let these gems go to waste from lack of a present mind, and I intend to change that in my life.

As far as an audience, I would love certain close friends to follow. I am writing this for myself, as I said, but friends and family that know and love me could definitely relate to somethings I have to say and would definitely understand where it is I am coming from.

I hope from this blog I bring some clarity in my life through a present mind, something I am really emphasizing in my day-to-day life lately. Being present allows us to truly experience life, and all of its moments good and bad, and I will touch on this more later. It is vitally important to me, and I hope this blog will allow me to be actively present.

I also hope this blog will allow me to stay connected and reflect on thoughts of my faith. My faith is vitally important, and getting my thoughts down about it will really help me take more from it and hopefully, create a richer faith experience.

I feel like I am rambling, as this was just supposed to be an introductory blog, but I guess there aren't really rules to this sort of thing!

Happy Saturday, all!