An Introduction...

I am transitioning. This is the true state of my life for most of what I can remember and while it is often unsettling it is also strangely freeing to be continuously moving from one "place" to the next sciphening the wisdom and experiences from everyone and anything encountered along the way. I am a product of my environment, a composite of the lives that have touched me, and, most importantly, an artist whose strokes are not always smooth but whose depth is created by the texture of uneven lines and shadows of blended color.

I have written many words over the years none of them more or less important than those I intend to share here and all of them a direct relation to the transition I was meandering through at the time. Today I transition from my semi-adolescent Myspace blog to a blog without distractions, a blog with carefully and purposefully selected readers and overall a desired audience of one- me.

The platform on which I write is not the only transition. I am transitioning from a girl, long led by the emotions of those not deserving of the responsibility, into a woman with strong, capable legs, walking along and forging a path of her own. For the first time in a long time, or maybe ever, I am content to be alone and I credit my new discovery that I am, indeed, NOT alone with this new found sense of independance. I am, in fact, surrounded by some of the most insightful, caring, genuine people I've ever known and they have selflessly labored at my side reminding me with every tear and trial that I am loved and supported.

So, I transition, and as with all transitions there is sure to be triumphs and tribulations- I invite you to experience them with me and share your own as well!