Hello, my name is Bryan Gira and welcome to my Blog. While I surely don't claim to have any talent as a writer, I have always had an untapped passion for writing and everything you read on my Blog is truly written from my heart.
As far back as I can remember, all the way back to Elementary School, I enjoyed short stories and such. Both reading and writing, I found it was easy to let my imagination take me away to places I'd never been and situations I'd never experienced. As a kid, I was a fan of The Hardy Boys Series of books. Not sure if anyone else out there remembers them but for those unfamiliar, they were similar to the Nancy Drew Mysteries. Similar in as much as they centered around young 'psuedo' detectives, two brothers resembling Sherlock Holmes types, always seeming to find themselves involved in all kinds of mysterious adventures throughout their neighborhoods. It always amazed me how the police were never involved and how they were able to solve all of those crazy scenarios on their own. But I guess that's the beauty of writing Fiction, it takes all thoughts of common sense and throws them right out the window.
Looking back now, they were teenagers with 40 years of detective experience under their belts. I'm sure if I were to read through one of those books today, I would instantly realize how utterly unbelievable the story lines were but as a kid with a very vivid imagination, I could definitely 'see' myself in every situation and always from the edge of my seat. Both the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Series' went on to become television series' in the 70's, that's how popular they were.
As the years went by, I never pursued my 'dream' of being a writer as I felt guilty about attempting to make a living at a career in which I was extremely passionate about yet felt I was severely lacking in talent. And with that being the case, I surely had no possibility of making a living, let alone ever having a book published. I mean, only extremely talented and famous authors ever have their books published, correct? People like Steven King, who coincidentally I'm honored to share the same birthday with, could hope to achieve such lofty goals. Therefore I surely had no chance of making any money at all with my writing, how could I even think about making a career of it. Choosing instead to attempt all other forms of survival, just trying to 'get by' in hopes of 'making it' through life doing things that I already knew how to do rather than take a chance and pursue my passion. After all, heaven forbid I actually took the risk and tried to learn how to be a better writer only to find out that I had no talent whatsoever.
As I look back I definitely have to question that logic, especially now as I sit here alone and broke, knowing that most of the choices I made along the way surely never turned out as I had planned. I can't help but wonder how different my life would have been, had I followed my true passion instead of taking the seemingly 'easy' way out. But as we all know, the past is the past and we surely can't turn back the clock. All the wondering, what ifs and the woulda coulda shouldas won't change the fact that I never took the chance and I will always regret it. That's another wonderful part of having your own Blog, your own online 'journal' so to speak. Who's to say you are a lousy writer? If it's how you feel, then it's how you feel and however you choose to express that is up to you and you alone.
And so as I sit here now, many [ok, many MANY] years later, wondering what if I had taken that giant leap of faith, I have decided to finally start jotting down some of my past recollections, current thoughts and hopes for the future. Random as they may be, just things that cross my mind interwoven with all the ups and downs of life. A smorgasbord so to speak of all the good, the bad and everything in between that life has a way of throwing at all of us. Things that I hope others can relate to as well.
For the most part my writing helps to relieve some of my inner stress, helping to reflect on past decisions, both good, bad and indifferent. And while I can't change them, perhaps looking back will enable me to somehow learn from my mistakes and help me to avoid making them again in the future. Who knows, might even allow me to enjoy those very few times here and there that I was seemingly able to make the correct decision and reap the benefits from those rare occurences as well. And to be honest, if I can help even one person along the way to avoid some of lifes pitfalls, to live their life without the regrets that I suffer through every day, then baring my soul and making a complete fool of myself in front of the entire world [ok, the two or three people that might read my Blog] will have all been worth it.
So have a seat, buckle up and hang on tight because you're about to go on a rollercoaster ride the likes of which no one could nor should ever have to experience for themselves. Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to comment on any of my posts. I always appreciate others opinions, as I truly believe that it's through communication and interaction that we can all continue to learn and to grow as individuals. I also hope we can stay connected through Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Google Friend Connect and all the other numerous Social Media Sites that allow people all over the world to mingle.
As far back as I can remember, all the way back to Elementary School, I enjoyed short stories and such. Both reading and writing, I found it was easy to let my imagination take me away to places I'd never been and situations I'd never experienced. As a kid, I was a fan of The Hardy Boys Series of books. Not sure if anyone else out there remembers them but for those unfamiliar, they were similar to the Nancy Drew Mysteries. Similar in as much as they centered around young 'psuedo' detectives, two brothers resembling Sherlock Holmes types, always seeming to find themselves involved in all kinds of mysterious adventures throughout their neighborhoods. It always amazed me how the police were never involved and how they were able to solve all of those crazy scenarios on their own. But I guess that's the beauty of writing Fiction, it takes all thoughts of common sense and throws them right out the window.
Looking back now, they were teenagers with 40 years of detective experience under their belts. I'm sure if I were to read through one of those books today, I would instantly realize how utterly unbelievable the story lines were but as a kid with a very vivid imagination, I could definitely 'see' myself in every situation and always from the edge of my seat. Both the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Series' went on to become television series' in the 70's, that's how popular they were.
As the years went by, I never pursued my 'dream' of being a writer as I felt guilty about attempting to make a living at a career in which I was extremely passionate about yet felt I was severely lacking in talent. And with that being the case, I surely had no possibility of making a living, let alone ever having a book published. I mean, only extremely talented and famous authors ever have their books published, correct? People like Steven King, who coincidentally I'm honored to share the same birthday with, could hope to achieve such lofty goals. Therefore I surely had no chance of making any money at all with my writing, how could I even think about making a career of it. Choosing instead to attempt all other forms of survival, just trying to 'get by' in hopes of 'making it' through life doing things that I already knew how to do rather than take a chance and pursue my passion. After all, heaven forbid I actually took the risk and tried to learn how to be a better writer only to find out that I had no talent whatsoever.
As I look back I definitely have to question that logic, especially now as I sit here alone and broke, knowing that most of the choices I made along the way surely never turned out as I had planned. I can't help but wonder how different my life would have been, had I followed my true passion instead of taking the seemingly 'easy' way out. But as we all know, the past is the past and we surely can't turn back the clock. All the wondering, what ifs and the woulda coulda shouldas won't change the fact that I never took the chance and I will always regret it. That's another wonderful part of having your own Blog, your own online 'journal' so to speak. Who's to say you are a lousy writer? If it's how you feel, then it's how you feel and however you choose to express that is up to you and you alone.
And so as I sit here now, many [ok, many MANY] years later, wondering what if I had taken that giant leap of faith, I have decided to finally start jotting down some of my past recollections, current thoughts and hopes for the future. Random as they may be, just things that cross my mind interwoven with all the ups and downs of life. A smorgasbord so to speak of all the good, the bad and everything in between that life has a way of throwing at all of us. Things that I hope others can relate to as well.
For the most part my writing helps to relieve some of my inner stress, helping to reflect on past decisions, both good, bad and indifferent. And while I can't change them, perhaps looking back will enable me to somehow learn from my mistakes and help me to avoid making them again in the future. Who knows, might even allow me to enjoy those very few times here and there that I was seemingly able to make the correct decision and reap the benefits from those rare occurences as well. And to be honest, if I can help even one person along the way to avoid some of lifes pitfalls, to live their life without the regrets that I suffer through every day, then baring my soul and making a complete fool of myself in front of the entire world [ok, the two or three people that might read my Blog] will have all been worth it.
So have a seat, buckle up and hang on tight because you're about to go on a rollercoaster ride the likes of which no one could nor should ever have to experience for themselves. Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to comment on any of my posts. I always appreciate others opinions, as I truly believe that it's through communication and interaction that we can all continue to learn and to grow as individuals. I also hope we can stay connected through Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Google Friend Connect and all the other numerous Social Media Sites that allow people all over the world to mingle.
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