I said for years that I would start a blog, but I never connected with the core reasoning behind such an ambiguous goal. This lack of clarity clouded valuable space in my brain and developed into a haze that I’m pretty sure plagues most of us at one point or another. It’s a murky territory where the shame of never following through creeps up against the desire to actually do the damn thing, and all too often, it eventually takes over. But today, that desire to do the damn thing won.

Today, I am fed up with getting stuck in that gray area. Year after year, I kept finding myself backed into a familiar corner, staring longingly at this person in the mirror who has so much ambition, so much curiosity, and a massive desire to live a passionate, emotionally connected, and whimsical life filled with adventure and experience, but who’s sometimes too overwhelmed and afraid to make a decision, because what if it’s the wrong one? This fear and I go way back, and it’s made a discrete but powerful army of protectors that, little by little, I’ve been unveiling and letting go of, relieving them of their duties, thanking them for their service, and providing them with a path forward. A path towards the next best version of Me who doesn’t want to regret not trying.

As I keep practicing this whole moving-out-of-my-own-way type of living, it’s a relief to realize that I’m no expert in anything other than myself. And so, with much anticipation regarding what the heck I want to write about on my blog that I’ve said I’d start for well over a decade, I sit here laughing at myself for realizing that this is my creative project, and I don’t have to try to be or do anything that isn’t true to who I am. It seems simple, I know. But to me, it’s a deep practice of radical honesty and trust in who I am; it's a commitment to showing up for myself. And through this practice of openly sharing my mind and my truth, I hope to inspire others to connect with their core selves, to break through fabricated layers designed to protect, morph, or hide who we really are. This practice, in my experience, is the most liberating act of kindness we can give to ourselves and others.

With all this in mind, I’m forgiving myself for not perfectly crafting this website when, after all, I have absolutely zero experience in making one! I don’t have to promise any topic, list, theme, niche, product, expectation - you get the point. My blog, at least for now, will be a place where curious, deep-thinking, like-minded people might relate to or draw inspiration from my journey through life’s ebb and flow. I’ll share raw, heartfelt words and thoughts on lessons I’ve learned as I move through humanhood and the places it takes me. Within this structure of vulnerability and authenticity, I’ll curate cute little lists and stories covering topics that make me who I am: nature travel and adventure; scuba diving and our oceans; relationships to ourselves and others; and non-judgmental, eco-friendly sustainable living. Imperfectly, of course.