...Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial but not as an end in itself. We are told to deny ourselves and take up our crosses in order that we may follow Christ; and nearly every description of what we shall ultimately find if we do so contains an appeal to desire. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promise of regard and the staggering nature of rewards promised in the Gospels it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at sea. We are far too easily pleased.
-- C. S. Lewis

The Art of Losing Myself

A little while ago, a friend of mine suggested I start blogging. I think she likes my perspective on things, and she likes my humor. A lot of people do. But I didn't really know what to write about. So, while I liked the idea, I hesitated on it for a long time. I wanted to be original. I wanted to say something nobody else said. I was also not convinced my non-funny moments were as awesome as my funny ones. But I'm beginning not to care about that so much anymore. I tried blogging once a long time ago, and it got boring. But that's mainly because I let the drama creep in. So, yeah, none of that.

Instead, I'll just write what I want to write about. Could be my faith, could be running and my upcoming triathlon, could be music. Could be my numerous failed attempts at finding Mr. Right (not even close) or my more successful attempts at photography as a side job (just left one job in order to pursue another....) Could be quotes from some of my favorite people, which includes anyone from CS Lewis to Arcade Fire. It's whatever I want, whenever I want. Hopefully it's good.

I might not always be funny. I might not always have much to say. And I definitely won't divulge everything. I'm just going to be honest.

This is the goal of everything I try creatively:

Even in social life, you will never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking about what sort of impression you are making. Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
--C.S. Lewis