My name is Brian Gardner and I created this site. Call it a playground, of sorts, for my wandering mind to unravel itself into paragraph form. I love to write – in fact, I’ve always loved to write. When I was younger, it was an exit strategy. It was a way to let go of reality and enter a world that meant peace.
Just a Little About Me
Things I love… spending time with Shelly and Zach, Starbucks lattes, running, blogging and WordPress, fantasy football, Grey’s Anatomy, traveling on Royal Caribbean cruises and a listening to a distinguished list of music that includes Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United, Sarah McLachlan, Brooke Fraser, Vanessa Carlton, Dave Matthews Band and Colbie Caillat.
I’ve always thrived on the fact that I consider myself an intellectual and found myself at an early age enjoying the literary works of Henry David Thoreau. In case you didn’t know, he’s the one who wrote an incredible book called Walden, where he uttered words that resonate with so many of us:
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
That is what this website is all about – me living deliberately. I believe that life is more colorful in black and white which is why some of the images are without color. It leaves more to the imagination, which is what I want this website to become. A place for people to read, write and imagine.
I also want to teach people what I have learned, so I am writing a Blogging 101 series here on my site.
Just a Little (More) About Me
Last, but certainly not least, I confess very boldly that I am a Christian. And from time to time, I may write about things on my site that I won’t apologize for – most of which will include my spiritual life, and my walk with God. 10 years ago, my world came crashing down, and I hit the very rock bottom of my life.
I realized living my life the way I wanted, and not the way God wanted, ultimately put me in the lowest points of my life. I realized the deepest parts of me wanted to live a genuinely happy life – that the things I was putting first, I could do without.
Over the past 10 years my life has changed in ways I can’t even begin to describe. And I owe it all to the fact that I am no longer living for myself, rather for God. I have been blessed with a beautiful wife Shelly, and a wonderful son named Zach.
Life is good, and I’m so thankful that I finally came to my senses. I speak proudly of the fact that I am a Jesus follower, and will share bits and pieces of my spiritual journey here on my website.
I look forward to finally having a contemplative home, and welcome you with open arms.
