Here I Go: Blog Introduction

I’ve learned throughout the course of my short 22-years that life is full of lessons, big and small. In my opinion, we’re all learning the same lessons, just at different times and in different ways. So, after a lot of thinking and a lot of fighting with myself, I’m finally joining the rest of the 21^st century and starting a blog.

Now, I’d like to preface by saying that I do not claim to be a fantastic writer. In fact, I find myself to be a poor writer indeed and hope that anyone who reads my thoughts will overlook my weaknesses. What I find more important is looking past my self-consciousness and communicating my general ideas. See, I’m an avid journal writer—I don’t miss a day—but I’ve always been private about my writing, which makes starting this blog both easy and difficult. Easy because I’m accustomed to letting my thoughts bleed out on a page and difficult because I’m afraid I’ll let out too much. But I suppose my purpose in writing to begin with, both in my personal journal and now for this blog, is to realize and share the lessons I’m learning as I face the many experiences of my life.

In Doctrine and Covenants 88:77-79, it reads, “And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom. Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly…in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand; Of things both in heaven and in the earth…” By quoting this, I in no way am trying to present myself as some grand and omniscient teacher, but rather to show the communal responsibility we share—we’re all in this together; we’re here to learn and we learn best as a group, lifting each other up by sharing our experiences.

Life is hard, but it’s beautiful. We just have to have the right perspective and attitude. Take each experience in life—the good and the bad—and see it for its benefits. (“What can I learn from this?”) And most assuredly, if I can learn something from the experiences in my life, then so can someone else. Learn from other people’s mistakes, right? So, whatever it’s worth, I share with you my two cents—a mix of religious and secular experiences, thoughts, realizations, what-have-you. My hope is that you will read what I have to say and be able to apply it to yourself in whatever way possible.