trips, scribbles, and crumbs: and so it begins.

identity.

i think of identity as an illusive and precious commodity, yet tragically ubiquitous. tragically so because although it is actually everywhere (or rather in everyone), few seem to find it, and even fewer seem to care. but the truth remains that there is divinity in each and every one of us. there is a unique magic deep beneath our skin that originates in the mind, influences the heart, and is expelled through our actions and emotions; that magic allows us to explore new horizons, yet come back to the familiar. it empowers us to solve life’s jigsaw puzzles; it draws us to other people’s divinity like moths to the flame. it creates in us values and morals; things to take a stand for and hills to die on. it instills in us the desire for legacy, and the curiosity for the beyond. it is after all, as much human to desire to live forever as it is to ultimately die. 

oh, there is a unique magic in our bones. a unique divinity in our cognizance. a unique eternity in our ambitions. a unique identity deep within us. 

but don’t let me fool you. i don’t actually know what i’m talking about, but i’m a student above anything else, and one that is happy to share what i’ve learned. 

this project will serve to answer questions that occasionally come back to gnaw at me in times of silence and solitude. “who am i?” and, “why does it even matter?”

although identity is never found in what we do, at least not exclusively, through trips, scribbles, and crumbs, i’ve gotten a good start of getting to the bottom of these questions. traveling has tested the parameters of my small world, challenging me to live in a bigger world. baking has served as a means of grounding me when my mind escapes my body, venturing off into its familiar labyrinths, and forced it to work with my hands for a common goal. writing has allowed me  to make sense of my inner achilles’ heel, and has diplomatically ended many wars between my heart and head. 

i don’t intend to teach you how to bake, or to give you top tips for traveling. but i do hope to encourage you to bake and travel anyway. i don’t intend on becoming your online life coach. but i hope you find and love yourself, and i hope you do so sooner than me.