The Reflection Of Growth

Your first blog should be an introduction, your debut that gives your potential readers a little insight into exactly whom you are and what reason they should have for wanting to be interested in reading about what you have to say. But what if you've yet to figure out exactly who it is that you are? What if you've yet to figure out exactly how your life affects the lives of others and in what ways they could benefit from taking the time to read your words? Gladly for me, I don't have that problem. That's not to say I have all of the answers, however, I know who that person is that stares back at me when I look in the mirror.

I'm not a stranger to blogging, in fact, I used to have a blog on this very site. I'm not going to give out the link because if I wanted to resurrect that blog, I would have continued with it. I'm not that person anymore. Don't get me wrong, in no way, shape or form am I ashamed of who I was back then, however, I know that I've grown up since then. I've evolved as a man and an individual. That's why, I've decided to let that blog stay where it is and start anew, a fresh beginning for the freshness that I am now. If you had the pleasure of knowing me back then, feel free to go back and take a stroll down memory lane, me however, I'm about walking towards the future. Walking with my head up, shoulders back and those few ounces of swagger that make me who I am.

Over the course of this blog, you'll get to know me as DaWriter. I've come to call myself that because when people generally think of me, that's the first thing that comes to their mind. I write. That's putting it very simply in my opinion, I like to think of it as the 'filtering of emotions that uses words to create a realism that is sometimes left out of our realities.' If you're wondering, yes, I just made that up. But, it's kind of true. Anyone that has ever felt any type of emotion knows that it is sometimes very difficult to translate those emotions into words. That's why we so often find ourselves saying, "I can't find the right words to express how I feel." Many of us have those problems, even me on occasion, but for the most part, I am the person that translates those emotions that we have trouble verbalizing. So, simply put, I'm a writer, but if you ask me, it's much more complicated than that.

There was a point in time where I wasn't comfortable with myself. To a certain extent, I'm still learning to be comfortable in my own skin. However, as I've matured, I've realized that life isn't about walking around as if you have the world figured out; it's not about living perfectly and being so high and mighty that your feet never touch the ground. Life is about standards of excellence. Living up to your potential and experiencing all of the joys and wonders that life has to offer. Nothing is ever guaranteed, however, when you strive for something, when you challenge yourself to do something, you can achieve and live the impossible. The world was built on the realization of dreams. The hope and beliefs of people that strive for something bigger and better, and it's those beliefs that have afforded me the opportunities that I have today. I'm not "preaching", to be honest, I'm talking now more for my benefit than anyone else. I've always been afraid of myself. Scared of who or what I could become if I used the sense that I had and applied the gifts I've been giving. I don't live with that fear anymore; I no longer carry that burden. Rather than be worried about failing, I'm excited, excited for myself, the people around me and the people I can possibly touch.

I know I haven't given much on who I am, however, I can tell you with great certainty who I'm not. No longer am I that person that was unsure. No longer am I that person that was walking around un-fulfilled. No longer am I that person that doesn't understands nor gets it. I can look back at myself and see the steps I've taken towards life. You haven't really started living until you step out of the shadows and into the light. Well, I've found my light...and it feels good.