The Beginning

This blog will chronicle my adventures in writing, but mostly it will be about what it takes to succeed in this world: hard work, talent, and perseverance. I can’t deny that it has been a constant struggle. So, essentially, this is also sort of my own “self-help” blog, a way for me to overcome my fears and weaknesses, as well as a way to connect with other people who are dealing with similar issues.

I also want this blog to be about more than that. Many of us in our twenties are still trying to figure who we are and what we want to do with our lives — and that’s okay. This is a time for discovery. But I have witnessed friends and acquaintances being oppressed by the weight of their own self-created agonies. I’ve been one of those people. Sometimes I think I still I am. But we have to learn from our failures and not repeat the same mistakes.

Alice W. Flaherty, author of “The Midnight Disease,” said that “the goal should not be to protect ourselves from suffering, but to be strong enough to bear it.” I agree.