Very first post! Weee!!

Well, I've done a lot to this blog thus far, but have yet to do my first post! I'm pretty excited about starting & like it says in my 'description' (trying to use the appropriate lingo, here!) I am hoping to use this as both an outlet to clear my head (among other things writing helps us accomplish) & also to play around with it & try to be somewhat creative! I was always creating & writing (almost non-stop, it seems) in high school & early on in college, but then time got away from me; I started a serious relationship, became more involved in my job at the time, & started spending more time away from home & somewhere along the line, that part of me slowed down & eventually faded into the background.

I have always found an incredibly therapeutic aspect to just letting my creative juices flow... Whatever the outcome may be, good, bad, or otherwise I've always loved taking the time to do it. & really, can't we always use more therapy in our lives?! I'll admit; I definitely can ;)

Anyway, that information aside, I thought I would post a quote that I absolutely love. It's helped me through hard times, allowed me to appreciate good times, & more than anything makes me happy. This quote has just always stuck with me & resonated with me, no matter what situation I'm in or what life chooses to throw my way! Since I couldn't think of a specific topic for my first post, & I didn't know, really, what I wanted this blog to be like overall, I just thought I would share this & hopefully use it as a way to get started.

"After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand & chaining a soul. & you learn that Love doesn't mean possession & company doesn't mean security. & you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts & presents aren't promises. & you begin to accept your defeats with your head up & your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. & you learn to build your roads today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans & futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much... So plant your own garden & decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. & you learn that you really can endure, that you really are Strong, & you really do have Worth. & you learn & you Learn..."
-- Veronica A. Shoffstal --

Did I disappoint?!? Didn't think so ;) Maybe my life is an abnormal roller-coaster, which really isn't an unreasonable statement sometimes & is the biggest reason I started the blog, but I honestly think everyone can say they relate to at least *one* part of that quote! I hope if someone reads it, they take something from it & maybe, it will do some of the things for them that it's done for me!

First Blog Entry ----> Check!