It is true that I have secretly aspired to be a writer one day. I find that I write best about myself...go figure. I even applied to law school because I heard it is all "research and writing". I thought, "Hey, I like research AND writing." Several hundred dollars and three LSATs later, I was accepted to law school. Lucky for me, I had spent almost a year traveling the country and getting to know myself with the assistance of dear Mother Nature and a therapist named CeCe. That is when the profound epiphany hit me, "I don't want to be a lawyer. I want to continue to play in the great outdoors and maybe share what I've learned with kids." It's been almost five years since then and I've continued doing just that. Now, it's time to address this writing dream. 
The title of my personal essay in my law school application was "The First Day of the Rest of My Life." It was good, I think. I meant what I wrote. I really do believe that today is, in fact, the first day of the rest of my life. I try to begin each day with that attitude. Every day is special; a gift. Granted, I have spent many days not willing to get out of bed; crying myself through the angry stupor that comes with realizing that life isn't fair; swearing to myself that I should have gone to law school where I wouldn't have to use my heart as much as I'd have to use my brain. Alas, I am convinced that life is grande; even with the fear, sadness and suffering that comes along with it. So in the name of creative outlets; in the name of self-expression; in the name of following dreams; and in the name of clearing my mind of the words that clutter it, I am beginning my very own blog and titling it such that it is. And you are one of the lucky few that gets to read all about it...If you choose to venture into this great void.
*The top photo is from a rafting trip when I got to join a group of Navajo teenagers on the Colorado River in Moab, UT.
**The bottom photo is from the summit of Mt Bachelor, just outside of Bend, OR, looking out at the great Cascade Mountain Range (South Sister and Broken Top mountains to be specific)
