Stepping into the Light - From Lurking to Visibility

I’ve always been a writer. Sure, I chose different paths for my career and work. I was raised that choosing a secure and safe career that would sustain you for life was an important goal. My father was a public servant, his parents too. But when I think about roads or paths not taken in my life, writing is one thing I can point to where I can really see myself following a natural skill or interest to other places.

I don’t regret the steps I took though in pursuing the career I did. My aspirations took me through university, work in the justice system and a career that has been dependable and sustaining for the past 20 years. But even in my job, I’ve still been a writer. I joke with my boss that our Policy and Procedures manual was my first book. A niche audience and horrible marketing and distribution but my first book nonetheless. It was something I poured part of myself into. I’ve had a lot of writing over the years I’ve created for someone else’s purpose or within a community. I blogged for awhile on WeightWatchers when I was on a weight loss journey. I used LiveJournal in university.

School is where my writing started, with essay and stories like so many of us. But it’s also where I found out that I had an innate interest and passion in writing. When I put pen to paper or finger to keyboard, something more than me seemed to arise. A higher power or part of me awakens through writing. Maybe I was a writer in a past life. Maybe not. But it’s always been there for me.

I’ve been a lurker in my life in so many areas and so many ways. Life can be scary. Especially now. But it’s also a time of great acceleration, awakening, first steps and hope. So here I am. My name is Ryan. I am Canadian. Thank you for reading my page or post. You matter to me. I hope you’ll walk this path together with me for a little while.