I have to admit, my first attempt at blogging has me staring out the window wondering where to start. The name of this blog is "Carving out a space" which is a reference to a quote from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet: "The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy it can contain." Though the qoute carries a sense of the inevitability of sadness, it not only promises future joy but in fact, emphasizes the essential nature of that sorrow in the later experience of joy. So-- to me, it is a great promise.
The title also refers to an endeavor that we are all engaged in--making a space and identity for our selves in a huge chaotic crowded world. As a writer/artist/musician (labels I carry with some "fear and trembling") the use of words and expression has always been my method of performing this task. So--here's a snapshot of that process, hopefully expressed in such a way that adds some hope and inspiration to the world.
I have never considered myself "the blogging type", but have realized that connections across the country and the world with people I don't regularly run into have been hard to maintain, and yet they are important. I find myself keeping up with friends who blog infinitely better than I would otherwise, so.... here I go.

on the topic of space, something everyone should see (to entice you, I promise you will laugh):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uQ9ybSgnTg