It Is Possible.

Oh my goodness, the excitement of starting a blog. Do people read blogs? Do blogs follow the trend set by Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook - I'll read your blog if you read mine? Well, regardless of who reads my mundane blog posts, I couldn't hold back any longer.

Is it possible to find life so enchanting, so enthralling, so incredible and awe-some that the joy and pain excite every fiber of your being? I do believe it's possible. This fall I embarked on my first real adventure. Not that I grew up without adventures, but when I was taken from every affiliation I'd grown up with and moved 849 miles from rainy lush Washington to dry mountainous Utah, life unfolded before me. Everything became possible in my eyes.

I know the first, "away from home-college experience" varies among individuals. My experience thus far is what fueled me to start this blog, to express my deep delight for life, even when it's tough. It has been a little over two months and I feel like a new person. When you are taken from every material object and affiliation that once defined you, as I mentioned above, life becomes quite the wild ride. At home I danced in the rain, letting my hair drip, frizz, and curl. Now I'm bracing myself for the snow, while the air is crisp and dry and the mountains tower over me. Once I lived in a small town, when going to the store resulted in seeing half the people I knew.  Now I walk on campus and if I see one person I recognize my day is complete. I used to eat ice cream out of the carton for breakfast...Oh wait, I still do that one! The point being, when I moved away to attend college, I had to adjust and take in all of life's possibilities.

I pinpointed what I want out of life and who I want to become. I realized every single experience I have been through in my life has led me to this point, and I love it! Did you know you can love something so much it hurts? My family, the gospel of Jesus Christ, serving, learning, growing, changing, becoming, expanding, experiencing, enduring, rejoicing, it is all possible.

That's all for now. Is it common to end blog posts in a cordial goodbye? Maybe an abrupt end and nothing more? Does it depend on the blogger? Is that what I am to become, a "blogger"? It's possible!

Anything is possible when you put your mind to it - go for it,

Liz