Change...

As we journey through this life and try and figure out ways to forage through we become either more aware or less aware of the battle going on in and around us. This journey isn't something to take lightly yet we cannot get all wound up and bent out of shape about it either. It's something we must all face, we must get older. I think some just go through and it doesn't really hit them that last year at this time they were not the same person they are now. The body may have an ache or two that you don't even realize isn't normal because it's just there and has been for awhile so you don't think much of it anymore because you don't remember what it feels like to not have that ache. You don't respond the same to an event because there are things that have happened in the past year that have molded and shaped your response, whether positive or negative, the fact is you are different. Sometimes these changes are mild and sometimes they are extreme. They most likely did not happen quickly but at such a slow rate that unless you really think about it you and those around you didn't notice. However, there are those times where something so profound happens along the way and you were touched in some way that just makes you different. That my friends is exactly what happened to me. Now I have been on this journey for 31 years and I walked aimlessly for a fair chunk of it, but for the last 10 years I have had a slightly more narrowed path yet still walking around a little lost headed in a certain direction. Now, I realize that I have been guided this whole time by various encounters and events, but not until this past year have I been on such a narrow and exciting path. This path has forever changed me and so much so that others around me cannot help but notice. Even those whom were acquaintances don't quite know what to say. They see the change and they cannot help but comment on it, even though they are not sure what exactly changed. As I ramble on and on trying to decipher my thoughts and know what to write, I have already come to realize that if you are reading this you may be curious, but you may not be ready to hear some of the things I will say going forward. Know this though, I was there, I questioned, doubted and would have thought I was crazy, but I am not, I have just embarked on a journey that involves opening the eyes and ears to what is going on all around us and I'm hoping to bring it all to light to remove anyone from isolation. As we move forward on this journey together, be prepared for your worldview to change and for doubt and questions to arise. Change is coming, if you are willing, get excited for you are loved and cherished.


*Note I am not nor will I probably ever be a prolific writer, but I feel like thoughts should be placed in permanency in text so that others can learn lessons they don't have to live and you can be reminded as your memory fails you.