So this is the first of hopefully many blogs collectively entitled "Minor Things". At first, when I signed up on the site a whole month ago (I've been a little preoccupied since then) I titled the blog after a Red Hot Chili Peppers song, Minor Thing because not only do I really love the song, but I thought that it would go along well with what I wanted to write about. However, at the time I signed up for this, (there was lots of red wine involved) I didn't really know what to write about at all. I only had a vague idea. Then today, I was driving home from my work out, headed over the Davis Island bridge- which is my favorite view of Tampa- and I had a sort of a-ha moment. Minor Thing came on my shuffle and I realized that I wanted to write about what my priorities are right now and what my priorities should be. I feel like I'm at a stage in my life where I really am only just starting to figure out what is important to me. I'm 6 months single and reveling in it. I'm finally figuring out what I want to do just because I want to do it and its been one of the most enjoyable and freeing feelings of my entire life. I'm figuring out what is important to ME and to the people around me that are special parts of my life, not because I have to, but because I want to. It's like a whole new journey that I'm embarking on to figure out not just what/who is important in my life, but who I am as an individual. What is just a minor thing and what/ who should be a major priority? So far I've begun to understand that I am and should always be my first priority. Not in a selfish way, but in a way that means that by being a better person I can lead a happier more satisfying life that benefits me and everyone around me as well. So, the key is start by making me a better person, inside and out, and figure out what's important along the way. I guess you could call this the preface to what will hopefully end up as a truly rewarding experience for me. Also, hopefully writing about this and sharing it will make me feel more accountable to someone besides myself because this is something that I absolutely don't want to give up on but it may require some help along the way. I guess we'll just have to see how it all works out.
*To readjust you've got to trust that all the fuss is just a minor thing, y'all
-A
