I began writing this blog in 2015 out of a desire to inspire others. It had always been a dream of mine to help people in some way, shape, or form. When I looked at the world—and at my own experiences within it—I didn’t like what I saw. I saw despondency. I saw pain. I saw the rot of apathy. Callousness and a lack of empathy, like conjoined twins, drain the essence from the human journey. I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to change how people saw themselves and, in doing so, help redirect them toward joy, contentment, and ultimately, satisfaction with the life we are all navigating.

Insight From Experience

I wasn’t always consistent, sometimes more, sometimes less. There were seasons of inspiration and seasons where I fell away. Even those who aspire to inspire still need inspiration themselves. That is one of the price tags of being human: we experience not only the highs but the lows as well. Someone once asked, what is the pinnacle of joy without having known the depths of pain? I have found that question to hold profound truth.

Off The Beaten Path

Last year, I let this blog sit untouched. There were no snippets of truth to share, no personal accounts through which to connect, because I had lost touch with the joy of the experience. I had grown weary. I had lost almost all of the spark that led me to begin this endeavor in the first place. The past two years, if I am honest, felt like an abysmal pit of despair.

A Cycle of Growth

I wrestled with how to return—how to begin again. What I’ve come to understand is that there is no better place to start than exactly where you are. That is true for any goal, any pursuit, any marker along the run. Start where you are. One step becomes two, and then another. Don’t fixate on what pulled you off the path. There’s an old saying—don’t cry over spilled milk. Perhaps it’s a less empathetic way of saying what is still true: you cannot change the past; you can only influence the future. And that begins by living fully in today.

The Way Forward

What this blog will become this year, I cannot say with certainty. But uncertainty does not mean being unled, unpurposed, or giving up. It means continuing the good work that the Father placed within me. It means inspiring as I am inspired and following what is placed on my spirit to share. That is where genuine, nourishing growth takes place—by returning to the source and drawing from it.

This is a new journey: the same path, the same goal, but a different strategy. My hope remains that somewhere, someone will read these words and find a path toward transformation. I am not asking that what I write here singlehandedly change anyone. Rather, my hope is that it opens the heart, the mind, the soul, and the spirit—creating space to reconsider how we view the journey itself. How we see the world stems from how we see ourselves, and how we see ourselves determines the quality of our existence.

A Sower In Season

There is a passage that speaks of some being called to sow and others to reap. I am called to sow. And so, here’s to a year of growth, reconnection, and shared humanity.