When I was asked to write for Odyssey, I was a little hesitant at first. I put a lot of thought into whether or not I should. I weighed my pros and cons multiple times, and I came to the decision that I needed to do this. Up until the very last night, I had no idea what I was going to write about. I thought long and hard. I even started writing on some topics only to delete them and start all over. I finally sat down and thought to myself, "Why are you even writing?" That's when I knew what I was going to write about.
No it's not a very deep topic, but it is a topic that I should address because I know I'll be asked, eventually, by others. I decided to write for Odyssey for two main reasons. One of those reasons was to give individuals something to read that may help them in some situation or give them some hope about something. It's my goal to reach someone somewhere with my articles and experiences and hopefully let them know that they are not alone in this big world. If just one person is somewhat helped or inspired by anything that I say while writing, I will have done my job that given week.
The other reason for deciding to write for Odyssey was for myself. I know that these two reasons conflict with each other, but these are what I am doing it for. I am writing for myself. I am writing to get thoughts out when I don't want to talk to anyone else. This is my escape from reality, and I get to let it all out without hearing anything in that given moment. I am doing this because I know I have the support behind me to write any given thing that I want - so I started here. If this sounds selfish, then so be it. I am a very caring person, but sometimes even the ones who are caring have to be selfish, too.
