The hardest part is finding where to begin.
I have shared my thoughts and dreams online before, but was never free to share all of who I am for fear often overtook me.
Fear of rejection, as those who I once loved turn away.
Fear of retaliation, as those whom I serve seek to silence my voice.
Fear of misunderstanding, as my words are twisted to serve another’s ends.
Still, I want to share my thoughts with the world, with the hope that one day someone may benefit from these words and find some comfort knowing that they are not alone. I believe that each of us seeks to be something more that we are now, yet our voice gets lost within a vast sea of ideas, thoughts, and dreams cast into online ether by others. But this doesn’t mean we should stay silent.
Just as the ocean would cease to exist if each drop of water vanished, so to would the marketplace of ideas cease to be if we never raised our voices.
So, this is where I will begin.
One voice among many, whose words will hopefully catch the ear of another before its echo fades.
