Beginning is easy

New Year's resolutions.
A new job.
Marriage.
Starting a blog. The beginning is easy. The idea, the commitment, the initial steps are virtually effortless. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. (Arguable. Google it.) I can't give my perspective on the marriage issue, but I can definitely say that within twenty days of writing New Years resolutions or starting a new job, my original enthusiasm is pretty much history. Why would blogging be any different?

So here's the deal. I'm giving this blog a shot because there are things I want to say, to myself and to the world. There's all this stuff I'm learning about life, how it's not just about me and you, muddling through a complacent existence with a lot of other people who are equally selfish and bored. I believe we are here for a purpose, a God-given purpose, and we had better not be satisfied with anything less than the fulfillment of that purpose.

What are you here for? Just to exist - eat, sleep, work, entertain yourself - to get by with as much pleasure and as little pain as possible? Or are you here to thrive in a life that is far beyond the mediocrity that is expected of you?

I don't predict anything I post here to have a consistent theme. Other than that I want everything to connect to the idea of living - searching deeper, asking more questions, challenging yourself, learning about and doing things outside of your comfort zone, experiencing real joy and real fulfillment, and finding out what is the real reason you are on this planet.

Here's to beginning a new habit.