I am a huge fan of sociology. I am a fan of studying trends, economics and all of the “what” that has gone on in our society over any number of years. In fact I am a even bigger fan of taking the “what” and then creating a “how” in terms of connecting and creating an experience, a space, or way to respond to the “what.”

But I am burning out…you see in the process I forgot the “why.”

The “why” is what brought me to Vancouver, it’s what brought me to Alberta and it’s what inspired me to begin this journey in the first place.

I pride myself a lot at understanding the what and developing the “how” but I must return to the “why.” The scary thing is sometimes I feel as though I have forgotten the “why.” Have I?

It is when we forget the “why” that we leave the journey, forget the point of all of this and wonder why we bothered in the first place. I am asking all these questions currently and it scares me…especially when I am supposed to be the leader of the “why.”

But this is good for me. September 11th I am leading the discussion at our cafe gathering at Libby’s and I hope to begin a discussion around the “why.” To be honest I am struggling with what this will look like, and hopefully we can figure it out together.