Intro? About Me and Who I Am

This will be my first blog post, and as such it is an introduction to me. Future posts will cover a variety of topics. This is a long read for some, so buckle up.

I’m a work in progress. Like everyone else in this world, I’ve got my many virtues and foibles. I am, however, making the decision to work on myself actively and I’m doing so using different systems and tools at varying degrees, which I have available to me.

I have a genuine love and care for those cohabiting this world with me and want to show it in the best way I know how. For now, that’s talking about the different systems and tools we have available to us to do what we can to improve ourselves and our lives. Some of the tools and systems discussed will resonate with you, some won’t and that’s fine. My energy, approach and being will be great for some and they’ll know it in one way or another. Others will have the opposite experience and that’s fine.

A big part of my life to this point has been figuring out who I am, what my place is in the grand scheme of things and what I’m supposed to be doing in this life. After all these years, I can say I am someone who is naturally inclined to doing what I can to be useful and improving life for all that I can. Part of how I do that might be in practical ways by serving others or helping people understand different aspects of their lives in very practical day-to-day ways. Part of that is intrinsically tied to the notion that we are spiritual beings living a physical experience and finding ways to work from that vantage point. In this life we have at the very least the spiritual and physical sides of ourselves. Both sides of existence are important and neglecting one side or the other probably will not yield the best of results for us.

I’ve always had some type of connection to that which goes beyond this realm and that connection and intrigue have manifested themselves in different ways throughout my life. In my childhood I observed all kinds of issues with religion and churches and believed that all religions were corrupt and not worth it. Back then I had practically thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Nevertheless, while I may not have had any faith in churches, I was reared by a mother who loves God and whose conviction in a higher power never faltered (as far as I could tell) and thanks to that I either inherited it from her or my own innate connection to God was able to flourish because of her. I was anti-religion and anti-church for many years, but I was eventually introduced to a church that opened my mind to different possibilities, gave me the chance to talk about God and even go abroad to do so. I literally spent two years of my life in which the main focus was serving others and preaching the Gospel. That was amazing and very much in line with who I am.

Though I’m not currently an active member of that church, I’m thankful for my time in it, the skill-set I’ve acquired thanks to my time as a member of the church, the people I met because of it and the world-opening experiences I’ve had because of it. The religion itself is quite similar to many of the other ones in existence, but markedly different at the same time. Being apart of it was interesting because the doctrine is very much like that of most Christian churches, but it encompasses more and, in some ways, is more exploratory than other churches while being binding and restricting at the same time. I lived outside of my country of birth and while my experience here at home might be different from what is usually seen as American because of the cultures from which I come, I’ve still grown up very American. I was able to contrast the cultural paradigms along with religious ones at the same time and that was enlightening. I even acquired family from different parts of the world and that has enhanced my life beyond belief.

I’m naturally inclined to want to understand as much about life and existence as possible and I work towards that understanding by studying and experiencing as much as I can. I then usually want to apply whatever understanding I’ve gained to improving whatever I can in this world. In my life I’ve come across things like the MBTI and different psychological and sociological models and theories that have helped me gain some understanding. Eventually, I got over the initial fear and knee-jerk objections to the esoteric and spiritual, in a non-conventional sense, and delved into those topics. It’s interesting to see how natural and ever-present those things are, even if we don’t realize it.

It’s funny because as I was writing all of this I could understand how different parts of my life are easily explainable and observable with astrology. Much of what I described about myself is embedded into my natal chart. Everything from what I find important, the way I communicate, to even the timing of me going abroad and preaching the gospel can be found applying different techniques to my natal chart. This is part of the reason I am a consulting astrologer. I find it intriguing, invigorating and fulfilling to be able to help people with different aspects of their lives using a system I’ve studied for years and use personally and am thankful for. Most people have no clue just how complex and fleshed out astrology actually is and judge it because of dogmas and misconceptions based on snippets of what it is from pop culture. Astrology’s also something that as I see it play out more and more, testifies to the existence of something more, a higher being, a bigger organization. The fact that something like the time, place, and date of your birth contains information about the rest of your life is nuts. In many religions you here that God has a plan, but then hear that He works in mysterious ways, maybe… but maybe we’ve forgotten how to, or, in some cases, been taught to not look up to the heavens for the answers.

I genuinely believe that truth will make itself known one way or another, or in many different ways. We just have to learn to recognize it. Something that I love is that throughout my different explorations and studies, I’ve found that many cultures have had many different ways of getting to the same type of information and all of this testifies to me that there is much more going on than we’re aware of.

To wrap this up, I’m a blessed and thankful person. I see that as much as my personal efforts may contribute to my accomplishments in life, the foundations, continued support from loved ones, interactions with those I meet and situations I’ve dealt with have all helped me.

I may have been born with God-given potential, but potential is just that, potential. Potential when met with circumstance and action becomes a force to be reckoned with. We all have potential, it’s up to us to live up to it. We have to first get to the potential, figure the timing for the circumstances as well and cease the moments when they present themselves. If there’s one thing I’ve picked up is that we might have all the potential in the world, the stars may align and God may be by our side, but we must act. That part is all on us. So, join me as I go through different topics on here, sharing insights that come to me and let’s see what we can make happen.

Thanks for reading this whole thing if you’ve managed to do so. If you find it hard to do in one sitting, break it up. Figure out what works for you. I’m doing the same.

P.S. Please excuse any typos or grammatical issues. This took a while to write and I’m coming up on a deadline. :-)