I've chosen this name for my blog not based on extensive research, but rather from a snippet of an NPR story. Being aware of the term "future shock" for the grand total of 55 minutes, I have decided that it very well could apply to my life right now.
A quick check on the venerable and though-not-completely-trustworthy Wikipedia for a confirmation of what it supposedly means, and the name of this blog was born. For those who were not listening to 'Morning Edition' this morning, the concept of "future shock" is "too much change in too short a period of time."
That could certainly describe what the next phase of my life contain, but I don't see that as being something to be scared of or try to avoid. Rather, I am so very much looking forward to what lies ahead. Granted, I've never gone from living as a single woman in Boston to being in a relationship in the Pacific Northwest and becoming a nearly instantaneous step-parent to 3-year-old twins, but, hey I'm game. More than that, I can't wait.
I'm starting this blog to chronicle just how this journey unfolds. I was about to write how I am just doing this for myself, but that would not be entirely true. If I just wanted these thoughts and experiences for myself, I would just write in a journal. Putting out a blog is inherently the act of at least a loosely committed extrovert.
We all have stories, but I think mine is a bit unusual. I don't know if there are others out there who will be interested in hearing about mine, but we'll see.
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