I've been contemplating creating a blog of my own for some time now. I'm very much a lover of reading other's blogs. It's a lot like 'people watching' you do sitting on a mall bench wondering who these people are and what their lives are like. Except, it takes it one step further because you get to actually see for yourself what goes on in a strangers day to day life. PLUS, it's a whole lot less awkward not having to deal with that quick-look-away when you make eye contact with someone, and then you have to pretend like you've been intently studying the employee behind the Auntie Anne's Pretzel's dough twisting techniques. I know I'm not the only one who's pulled that move or one like it. My point isn't that we are interested in watching others just because,(unless you're in Walmart. JK! but seriously.....) I believe we are intrigued in watching others and/or learning about each other because as humans we all desire to feel connected. Like when you find out someone does something that only you thought you did, feels pretty awesome and makes you feel happy that you're not alone.
I wanted to point out the reason of my reservatons in starting a blog as I'd mentioned above. The reason I was hesitant was because I didn't want to ever somehow come across as narcissistic in any way because I'm writing about my life. But I realize I can't worry about that because that's not at all the place I will be coming from. Some of the greatest sources of inspiritation and knowledge that I've gained have come from blogs that I've read. And because of that, I'm bloggin'.
Twenty-Five. Getting to the title of my post. It is titled that because that is how old I just turned. One month ago today to be exact. I was watching a show the other day and a women who's in her late 50's said she's been writing in journals since she was in her twenties. The woman she was talking to asked her what's made her journal all these years to which she replied, "Well, how else am I going to remember my life?" So that got me to thinking, 25 seems like a perfect time to start my blog. I want to remember my life as much as I can . The good and the bad. The times where I'm so happy I think I might explode. The times I feel like I'll never see the light at the end of the tunnel. And I want to remember all the people I meet whether I know them my entire lifetime or just a short period. I want to remember all of it. I believe each one of our lives is a novel and when we get to the last page and read that last sentence we'll say to ourselves "HA! Now, it all makes sense!" So today I start with the Introduction. I'm looking forward to filling up the chapters.
