So I Begin

I have been contemplating the process of blogging...overthinking everything in my usual way. I am not sure what I hope to gain from releasing my thoughts and hopes, dreams and memories, into this vastness called universe. Lightness perhaps? I received the most beautiful letter from a friend and her words have had me thinking for days. In the letter she mentions "...expressing yourself is where the real joy lies...". I wonder what truths these eight words hold. There is a large part of me that greatly desires to be heard, to be seen, to be understood...this is in high contrast with the little girl who lies within and hides, fearing her inadequacies and imperfections will be noticed if someone were to look her way. Or maybe it is the other way around, perhaps it is the little girl that wants to be heard and I have neglected her voice...

My favorite photo...

This is my sister Emily at age two. Now married with her second baby on the way she no longer makes a habit of snorting glass doors - but we have this picture to prove she once did!