The Road to Damascus

      I think we all live on a road to Damascus. I do put this in all the metaphorical and biblical terms that it implies. In the Bible in the book of Acts, the apostle Paul (at the time called Saul) was on his way to Damascus to road up and imprison the Christians there while on his way there he had a divine intervention of the most literal kind. Christ appearing in a bright light asking Paul why he was persecuting him. Paul was then blind for several days. This event would lead to Paul's conversion to Christianity. So, there gives you the title for this blog and this post as well. But, truly I do believe we all live and travel done this road. Whether one believes in Christianity or not we travel down the road filled with a purpose, and often there are things that popped up in our path, sometimes divine and other times not so divine. 
      My sister, Emily, told me a little over a month or so ago that I should start a blog. I could not really see a reason too. I mean I have always enjoyed writing, especially poetry. Writing has always been a love affair of mine I suppose, my thoughts going on to the paper, the transition from my hand to the pen, then the ink to the paper has always given me a sense of satisfaction. I have however never entertained the idea so much as to people reading what I right, unless I intend it for a person or want them to read it. Yet, recently life has been funny. My road to Damascus has been a bit winding I suppose. I have never like the term "starting a new chapter" when it comes to a new direction or decision in life but for lack of a better phrase at the moment I suppose that is exactly what has happened. So, I decided last night why not start a blog. Why not put my thoughts out there? Perhaps someone will find some fulfillment in my words, perhaps I will find fulfillment in a response someone give me, who knows? 
     I am most definitely a religious person and a Christian so, there will be quite a few posts circulating around that, not that I feel that I should warn you but just part of the idea as to what this blog will contain. There will probably be some poetry in it as well, just in case that may offend anyone (note the sarcasm). Political ideas and the like as well I suppose. Stories, I do love to tell stories. So, this blog will contain quite a bit.
     Anyway, back the road I was talking about. We all move forward (as best we can) in life for something. Even if we do not know what the something is yet. I say yet because I believe eventually at some point we find out what that something is, every single one of us. That point on the road usually being the intervention much like Paul's. Sure, Paul knew he was headed to Damascus to arrest Christians but I don't think Paul had ever really examined his purpose, nor did he ever think it would head in the direction it did. Not two years ago would I have ever thought that I would be in Idaho working towards my degree in education while living in a studio apartment. Yet here I am doing exactly that. I guess what I am trying to say is that none of us know where the road to Damascus leads and all of our roads are different, yet we still travel together (if you can make any sense of that). I know I have been rather vague as to my own journey to Damascus at this point but pray bear with me if you will (after all we have only just met). If you find yourself reading this, stick to the road, you may not end up in Damascus literally, or metaphorically. But, it is a journey and life as I see it is very much like a quest even if you do not know what you are questing for. You and I may prove to be great companion on this quest so, will you share the road with me?