I'm working on getting into the habit of writing, and I felt like this would be a great way to do it, posting on here weekly. I don't know what I'll talk about, maybe what I'm going through or working on, maybe some struggles and victories, but I don't want this to become a substack you need this to survive or thrive thing, but I would like it to be interesting enough to read. So I can't make it too much about me, but I also need to be honest and vulnerable, real and messy. I have wanted to write and "blog" or "newsletter" for a long time, but I have always let perfect get in the way of doing it. But as the imperfect and successful Elizabeth Gilbert has said, "Done is better than good." and "Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” so here it goes. This will be an effort to "Create" something bigger than me that maybe my kids will read one day, maybe it will help some too, and could even help myself.
I'll be sharing things I'm learning, things I'm struggling with, maybe a bit about my upbringing in Christianity and the struggles I have had with it, perhaps even my occasional (or not so occasional) existential crises, I'll share about my psilocybin trips, ayahuasca, and DMT, and my struggles with my sexuality and eventually maybe even be honest about that.
But for today, I just wanted to say hi and I'm glad you're here, and by here I mean, I'm glad you're on this rock floating through space at the same time as me. We feel so isolated and alone, and maybe we are, but if you found yourself here, reading this, maybe you're not as alone as you thought. That's it for now ~Luke