I've been thinking a lot lately about whether or not these articles that I have been writing are worth it. Is it worth putting so much effort into writing articles that most people don't even care to read. I want to write things that make people think about the hard issues within their lives. I know that I've done a few articles that haven't been extremely deep and insightful, but there are quite a bit that are deep, and I'm hoping to continue that trend. I love to write about deep topics and showing off bits and pieces of my life to people, but people don't seem to notice. I mean, there are a couple people here and there that'll actually read my articles and share them, but that number is nowhere near the target number of people I want to be hitting. I understand that I'm not going to be as popular as Shakespeare, but I feel that the support I have is shaky, but that could very well be the lack of confidence I have in myself, which I'm working on. I am still developing as a writer and I hope to continuously improve with every passing week. Writing for The Odyssey is the first time I've ever actually wrote about things for fun and because I wanted to, so there's still room for improvement.

Now, why do I actually write these things? Why do I take time out of every week to create an article that has the possibility of only be read by ten people? Who would do this? Well, I would. At first, when I began writing for The Odyssey, I just looked for something to do and thought, "Hey, why not write about random things on a weekly basis?" But once I began writing them there was this feeling in me to write about some personal things that have affected my life, or can affect someone else's life. That's why I wrote, Dear God, which is my most popular article to date. I felt that God wanted me to use my life experiences, which haven't been perfect by any means, and tell people about them and see if I could connect with people who, either struggle with the same issue or knows someone who does, and I hope to continue that. I feel that it's just one way I can glorify God, by writing about all the things He can offer us, even in the difficult moments.

I really hope that you guys, the readers, enjoy the things that I'm writing and take something from them. That's not the reason I write though. I don’t do it to please people, I do it to glorify God and to help people with things they may be struggling with, and that's why I encourage people to share these articles and actually read them because they could help them in some way or another. Now, if you're a writer, please don’t write to solely please people. That can be one of your smaller goals, but don't make that you're main objective. Write about topics that you truly care about and don’t concern yourself with negative people. If people want to offer constructive criticism, that’s fine, but don't let the negative voices ring loudest. I can't wait for what's to come and I hope you guys give my work a chance. Thank you guys.