January 1, 2012

Ah the momentous first post a blog. The point at which I grab the reader and take them on the journey that I call my life. Meh, that's not really why I'm starting this blog. Along my spiritual journey I have been told of the importance of writing, so I'm making a commitment to myself to write this blog for an entire year, maybe more if I enjoy the experience. I hope to chronicle my journey through school, my goals for 2012, my spiritual journey, and anything else that I just feel inspired to write about.

So, what about these goals for 2012? First, but not necessarily foremost, I want to finally get a tattoo. For a long time I've been wanting to get a lotus tattoo on my forearm, and as the years have gone by that want has not changed. Sounds like I need to get over my fear of having this thing permanently etched on my skin and just do it. My biggest fear is what if I look at it after it's done and I hate it? Or there's something I just don't quite like?

Second, I hope to do a little bit of religious exploration. I've been wanting to go to a Buddhist "church"for a while, but I haven't taken that step. I also don't know if you're allowed to just visit a Jewish synagogue, Muslim mosque, etc, but I would like to go there as well.

Third, and I know it's cliche, but I would like release a few unwanted pounds to the universe. Seeing some abs would be nice too.

Fourth, I want to open up an ETSY.com shop. This is mainly in order to help supplement my income. I'm going to school full-time and majoring as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, but I've had to reduce the amount of hours that I can work in order to take my classes, and I wasn't able to get financial aid.

I have more goals, but we'll talk more about those later....