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Saturday, November 11, 2017

A New Blog and Fresh Concrete


In my life, I've had a lot of opportunities and privileges other people do not.  I have traveled to distant places, met many wonderful people and tasted delicious foods from many corners of the globe.   Now, at 35, I am starting a new chapter.  I am entering a new phase of my life.  I look back at many of the mistakes I made as a child and teenager, even as a young man and I get a sense of perspective.  

In writing, I found a lot of solace where personal relationships sometimes falter.  Communications may be listed on my university degree, but I have a lot to learn about being a better communicator.  My profession as a writer is bolstered by another duty as an individual in the education system.  I've had a change of venue and of duties, a change in hours and thus a transformation of my perspectives and goals.  My job might not be glamorous, indeed most days it is not, but I am proud of it and try to make each day better for the teachers and students I serve on a daily basis. 

My one constant is writing but as any writer will tell you, the word on the page or screen is a fickle and mysterious shapeshifter.   The writer will never master the craft any more than the sculptor, artist, programmer or musician.  I am a novice with technology, far less advanced with blogging and social media than most people my age.  Even so, I am willing to learn; indeed, I have to if I want to pursue my dreams.

This new blog is a continuation of an old one.  It is a fresh start and a fresh slate.  I have a new foundation to build upon to make something great.  Of course, with a foundation one must endure the construction of the structures around them, but nothing worth doing is easy.   

I have decided to make this blog a series of journals, thoughts and ideas.  Many might center around my writing.  Others might just be random things that come to me.  I will continue my travel blog in a new space, and I am very excited to continue my adventures there.   

Well, it is time to let the proverbial concrete cure.   Let's get started.

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