Here I go again on my own
goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time.
How apropos that my senior class song, marking the end of one chapter in my life, would be used to mark the beginning of another! During the time in between, I’ve shared my thoughts at a myriad of online spaces. That has since changed, though.
My sites have always documented my life, but this one is more of a portfolio of my work as a writer than a narrative of my life. This highlights where I’m headed and offers a glimpse into who I am, both as a man and a writer.
When I first began writing online, I never imagined that it could turn into a profitable career. In fact, it was nothing more than a hobby. Over time, though, it transformed into something more. It became a part of me, forcing me to write for the college newspaper, accept the offer to contribute to ConcreteLoop and eventually launch my own blog, N-Retrospekt.
I’m not that same teenager I once was blogging about mundane life in suburbia or the microcosm of suburbia that was my institution of higher education. I’ve grown, not only as a writer, but more importantly as a man. I now revel at knowing that everything I’ve endured, both good and bad, has brought me to this point in my life. I’m now well aware of my own personal strengths and weaknesses; I’ve examined my limitations and will continue to learn as long as I live.
In retrospect, I’ve done some things I’m not entirely proud of; I’ve done some things I suppose I should be ashamed of; however, I regret nothing, knowing that everything I’ve done in the past has made me who I am today. I ask that I be forgiven for said things, as that is all any of us can do.
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