With the hope to provoke

Why am I writing this blog, why am I writing at all?

First of all, I don’t know the first thing about blogs. I’ve never read them, and quite honestly I don’t really feel compelled to read many either (at least for the moment). But for some reason the word BLOG keeps tapping me on the shoulder and I’ve decided I shouldn’t ignore the little guy any longer; it’s time to take action!

One of the reasons I have this disinterest in blogging is that I’ve never considered myself a writer, which is quite ironic as my entire academic background is founded upon this most crucial skill. But I never kept a diary as a kid and I never had the inkling to write a story or become an author.

However, that has quickly changed. Since graduating with a Masters degree in anthropology in the fall, I have spent a few months traveling and reflecting. I recently came back from a two month trip to India that turned out to be exactly the kind of spiritual quest that I needed. Through it, I got a wake up call that told me I love asking questions about myself and others and that I love sharing any insights that I gain with the people around me.

So, here goes the start of my sharing. I have no idea where it will go, but I hope it will be at times humourous, thoughtful, contemplative, quirky, and most of all, straight from the heart. I plan to write about whatever comes up in my everyday life, which always holds interesting twists and turns, and hopefully tie it all in to deeper questions we all ask ourselves at one point or another. I’m always on the search for wisdom and see almost every person I meet, conversation I have, or event that happens to me, as some kind of teaching, and this I would like to express with others.

So I hope you enjoy it and if anything I hope that at least one piece that you read will inspire you to think or feel a little differently.