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Over the past few days since my website went live, several people have shared with me their congratulations, encouragements, and emotions about the site. I want to take the time to thank every one of you who have read, shared, and/or commented on my material. I am extremely humbled and comforted to have, thus far, found a soft place to land.
Often times the most difficult thing about being a writer is, well, writing. What do you write about? How do you write it? What do you say? How do you say it? Who's your audience? How will it be received? Will people get it? Will people like it? Will people hate it? Will you be effective in getting your point/opinion/observation across? And a host of other questions swirl through your head.
They say that all good stories worth telling start at the beginning. What they don't tell you is that most beginnings come after much preparation has been done - those smaller steps along the path. Sometimes beginnings start amidst a joyous occasion like a birth, graduation, or wedding. Sometimes they start amidst a desperate act of fear, death, or loss. Even death is a beginning - a beginning for those who have lost and for the one who is journeying on.
Regardless of how our beginnings commence, one thing's certain; they all take a certain amount of courage, a certain amount of resolve, a certain amount of determination.
And this is where I am. At the beginning!