Greetings, and welcome to my blog! I would like to start off by introducing you to what this blog is all about. Take a look at the photo above. Do you see how the first line is totally crooked, and the second is perfectly straight? Let's pretend that those lines represent your life. The first line represents what your life sometimes looks like, and the second line represents what everyone expects your life to look like, at all times. In other words, friends, family, and/or society expects you to always live "perfectly straight" lives - looking as perfect as you can look, doing the best that you can do; always having every toe in line according to their standards. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing your best. However, not everyone's standards are your own, nobody is perfect, and everyone gets a little messy sometimes. And guess what? That is ok. I am here to tell you that it is ok to be different, it is ok to make mistakes, and it okay to live and to learn. Life gets messy; it's called LIVING. If we try to maintain the perfectly straight line that everyone expects us to maintain all the time, we may miss out on important moments in our lives. A mud fight is the back-yard with your four year-old may be a bit messy and impromptu when you have company coming over, but think of the heartfelt moments and memories that will be missed if you rob your child of their game. Pressures to choose a political side are heavy in our society and our families; will you sacrifice your personal views to remain straight in the eyes of those that are important to you? Or will you show true brevity and stand up for what you believe in, despite how others may perceive you? The whole world can tell you to dress in yellow, but if you feel yellow is wrong for you, will you dress in blue? My point is that the beaten path was not necessarily made to be straight, and it certainly wasn't made to be perfect. What road have you driven on doesn't have bumps, or need paved at some point or another? No road is perfect; and no life journey is either. The way you live shouldn't be measured by any societal or familial expectation. It's YOUR life, and it's okay to live it YOUR way. And if we are all honest with ourselves, sometimes we all get a little messy, and sometimes our paths get a little crooked. That is life - learning to live good among the mistakes, the challenges, and the differences; among the crookedness. That is what my blog is going to be about; how I manage to live a good life among the crookedness. Expect regular blog entries, poems, and articles - and get ready for the journey!
~Carly Morton
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