The story behind the stories.

I’ve met a few people who possess a certain understanding of life that I thought significant. However, not a lot of people have the ability to impart their thoughts accurately and powerfully to someone else. The result is you sometimes struggle to understand the profound knowledge and wisdom someone possesses. And in turn, you can’t grasp how they are able to do certain things so eloquently and powerfully.

I’m not suggesting that I have loads of vital stuff trapped in my head that no one can access. But that’s the beauty of this blog (I’m hoping). I don’t really need anything of substance rolling around in my skull for this to work. I’ll take something real to me, and attempt to bring it to life with feelings, not thoughts. That way, if someone reads my blog, they might experience my emotions for a while, and in turn come to their own unique understanding of something real to them.

Now I could try to achieve this by simply - and foolishly - stating some emotions: “Relatively gloomy with a faint yet unmistakable sense of optimism brought on by the sensation that life could throw me a curve ball that simultaneously scares and actively excites me“. Somehow I question the effectiveness of this method... Instead I’ll write a story from time to time that inspires a certain emotion within me.

So if you do find yourself reading one of my stories, try to gain something from it in your own perspective. Try to read between the lines and discover what strings are attached to your heart. Now go ahead and yank some of them. You might be surprised to find out who has been hiding inside you all along.

Maybe you’re not just here to kill time. Perhaps, like so many out there, you’re also pursuing something real. If you’re lucky, this blog might challenge you to find some of the pieces you seek.