Why I Blog

I started blogging just after my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. To me, it was going to be a way for me to get those emotions out in an effective way. That is why the title of my blog is "Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust". I had to have something that I could lean back on, and this phrase was a constant reminder that with faith, all things are possible.

This is why I keep a blog now:
I am just an enthusiastic college kid that's trying to record my life story. Everyone was always telling me to keep a journal, so I tried to keep one just for them. It didn't really work, and any time I wrote it was about my crazy boy obsessions. I was in middle school, okay? In the end though, that failed, and I was left with no recorded story to leave behind. Pencil and paper just didn't work for me, so I started a blog instead. If anyone ever feels so inclined to read about my life, then they will get to see a story that might otherwise be untold. I mean come on, I'm just a normal person. Right?

Past the point of blogging being the most effective way for me to "keep a journal", it is an amazing way to express myself. That's just what I do. Ever since I was little, I have talked, and talked, and talked, and talked. According to my mother, I generally wasn't happy as a young child until I could talk. Not that I was unhappy before, but the change was drastic. Until I could talk, music was the one of the few things that would make me happy. I guess that's why I love music so much still to this day. It was just another way to express myself. Any art form that I have dabbled in has given me the chance to do that. Like photography for one. It gives me a chance to capture emotion.

Blogging is one more way for me to let out my emotions, and truly express what I feel. THAT is one reason why I blog. Self expression is why I blog.



Aunt Anna and Me

Being able to express these things helps me to connect with others too. I want them to know that I am just a normal person. I want them to know that other people have struggles just like they do. I went through dealing with my mom having breast cancer, and I know other people have that struggle of watching a loved one go through hard times. It stinks. There is no other way around it. If I can help others realize that there is hope, and that no matter what happens, things will turn out all right, then I am at least helping others in some way. If I can just help even one person, then it is worth it. It's even more than worth it for me. That's what life is all about. It's about helping others around us. Not focusing on ourselves. While it's not bad to feel sadness over problems that you personally are having, or to feel excited because of your accomplishments, serving others is just as, if not more important. I started this blog to help me, but now I think it's more important that I use it to help others. My angel aunt, Anna, was the same way. She got this. She understood it better than almost anyone else that I have ever known. She always tried to make other people feel like they were the most important person in the world because she understood their infinite worth. I want to help others do the same. She was amazing, and is one of my role models.