So Who Am I and Why a Blog?

I am an introvert with a lot to say and in need of a medium to share; hence, this blog. I suspect that I am on the brink of a 'life change' or in somewhat of a molting process...so I feel it's important to record this time and place in my life. And where is that? I am a graduate student in pursuit of a full, undiluted version of her destiny. I am a Christian; a follower, pursuer of Christ and a believer that He has a plan and purpose for all life. But please don't be mistaken, I understand my responsibility in this process: faith-works=dead. So, I am working and practicing my faith. This blog will hopefully be a testament to this experience. I think, too, this blog will be a place of confession of failures and unmet expectations. It has come to my awareness that I don't have that effective of a cathartic process in my life. Catharsis - the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions through certain kinds of art (e.g. writing)...yeah, that... I tend to be a guarded person with a great appreciation for vulnerability, but with a fear of conflict, even inner conflict. But now I am willing to be brave and honest and open, yet with discretion (and hopefully some tact... : ]). As I am typing, the composition of this blog is becoming clear to me: a place of accountability; a place of honesty; a place to process my faith, hopes and ideas; a place where I decompress; a place to be unafraid to be my unabashed self.

Again, "So Who Am I?" A woman stepping out of her comfort zone who is no longer afraid to be all of who she is (the good, the bad & the unresolved) and willing to embrace awwl-a-dat. And, "Why?" 1) to help actualize my destiny because I believe it cannot be achieved while in a fragmented state 2) to work on that whole cathartic process/accountability 3) to create somewhat of a 'blogumentary' of this time in my life.

Through this blog, I give myself permission to be unfiltered, to filter, to sound mad or crazy or a combination of both, to cry through keystrokes, to live and thrive in uncertainty...to stop having to give myself permission, lol! Let's see what happens...