To the Dogs or Whoever

I thought naming my first blog after a song would be the most appropriate course of action. Josh Ritter's song is only one of my latest audio addictions. I can't do justice in words to what music means to me. Music represents thoughts, feelings, wisdom, or experience in ways that words cannot describe, and it's not only that it can't be described, but the artist can't keep quiet about the subject. Music is just such a powerful entity--it can transcend genders, continents, religions, and almost anything imaginable to be interpreted by anyone. Not to sound cliche at all, but the trouble with real life? There's no background music :)

Here's the fair warning: whatever blogs I post may cover random material that is uninteresting or unimportant to anyone but me. I am undertaking this project to put more of myself out there so that I can better get to know me. The journey that is life has already taken me places I never imagined I would be, and events have unfolded in my short time on Earth that still seem so surreal. But this is the life I was given, that I have to make the best of, and I place importance on being a complete me--finding out exactly what makes every aspect of me tick. Who, what, when, where, why and how applied to every aspect of life in an attempt to better know myself.

So back to the music for a moment.
"Said Christ walked on water we can wade through the war
You don't need to tell me who the fire is for"
These lines are directly responsible for the aforementioned title. Life isn't supposed to be a picnic and God seems to show me constantly that I'm here for a reason. I don't mind sharing my religion, but I'm somewhat wary of what I post on the Internet just because one day I may want to do something political, and religion and politics... well, you know.
I really like the first line, but the second is just as great. It makes me think about "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. We didn't start the fire, but we are the torchbearers for a while and it's our responsibility to hopefully hand it off in a better state later on. The fire isn't just the state of the world, but our own fires, too. The force deep inside that compels us to do what we do everyday. Several times I've allowed myself to get on a high about doing something different with my life, whether it's being a better Christian, a better person, a better student, or a better friend, and I usually find that after the initial glow wears off things seem to settle close to where they were before. But that's going to change. For real this time. I keep my plate full, but I still want to be more motivated and less lazy in a lot of areas.

This could probably do it for an introductory blog, but so many things keep coming to mind that I want to talk about. I save the typing for now because it would probably takewayyy too long (it's already 3 AM--yet another awesome song by Matchbox 20) and I'd like for whoever does read this to be able to delve into each topic without becoming completely exhausted or overwhelmed with too much to respond. Seriously, if you read this, please leave a comment :) It's always great to know someone cares!