First Time's a Charm!

Whoa nelly, jumping on the bandwagon of blogging... welcome to the 21st century, Kaci, and thank you for the inspiration, Twinner!!

Guess the first order of business is to describe the purpose (if there really is one) and the title... To be honest, I think the purpose is mostly self-motivated. I recently had a conversation with a friend about the egocentricity of blogging, and it's got me thinking about why I would want to blog- why would I find my life so interesting that I think someone ELSE would want to read about it and keep up with it?

My half-baked conclusion is that I find myself thinking a lot, and don't necessarily have an avenue in which to discuss or process all the things I think about all day. I fill my head with a lot of thoughts from reading, daily activities liking walking the dogs and working, and at the end of the day, feel like I need an avenue to kind of process all the thoughts and ideas I have. As an extrovert, processing with writing is ideal and feels more complete than any other way. I don't even know if I care if someone reads it, it just feels right to have it out, in writing. What's the difference, then, between journaling and blogging? I feel like I've reached a conclusion on this as well, but there's a question for you to ponder and figure out for yourself :)

Also, I love to write- and feel like my literary voice has somewhat been neglected in this current world of instant communication and gratification. No matter how hard I try, a 160 character text just doesn't say what I want it to! So. The 'Long Obsession' is born. Written. Whatever. :)

And the name... well, it's actually the title of a book I haven't read yet (shh, don't tell. It's currently in my purse, so I'm sure I'll read it soon). But I love the idea of a 'long obsession' in the same direction, and feel like that expression really describes where I want to go with my life. Most of you know how much I love God and my relationship with him is (on most days) central to my life. I don't have a lot of professional or personal goals, per se, but one goal I do identify in my life is to become more and more in sync with God and fine-tuning my relationship with him. In the midst of a recent break-up, I've had some great lessons in what obsession is, and what it can be, and how it can be an amazing, inspiring motivator in life. I've ended up feeling compelled to get rid of the constant whirlwind of repetitive emotions and get back onto my obsession with God... a relationship I know will go somewhere and never forsake me.

Now, don't get me wrong- this is not a bitter breakup diatribe (hint: this is where jounraling rather than blogging could come into play) Rather, I feel like my life has provided opportunities for change and self-reflection; growth is central to change and a satisfying life, and I want to take full advantage of where I am today. I want to fully experience where I am, somewhere, somehow. And for some reason, the full experience of my obsession with sharing my thoughts and ramblings seems fitting for a blog.

So there you have it. And I promise future writings won't always be this long and tiresome :)