Countdown to the AT

Let me begin by saying welcome.  My name is Kyle, but for the sake of this blog and all things related to my new journey I am going to go by SpiritEd ________.  This first post is going to simply explain my background, intentions, and my name choice.

My Background:

I am a man at a crossroads.  I will be finishing up college here in 3 months and released into society as a teacher.  Despite my unique aspirations of finding a suitable and active job within the music education spectrum, I feel stifled.  My life, in a nutshell, is easy.  A path that thousands travel every year, with a cookie cutter plan of classes and support system that won't let me fail.  So here I look for adventure.  I look for a path that, like life, has one journey holding many challenges.  Failure is not an option.

My Intentions:

The adventure of the 21st century is a fight for progress, and while I will carry my weight, there is an adventure to be had at a more meaningful, intrinsic, level.  I plan on discovering myself.  Stuck in a world of trivial metacognition holds no true answers.  I don't intend to find true answers.  I expect to grow however, and in growth I will discover that answers are not the goal of life.  Living is the goal of life.  Stories to help others grow, until someday they are of an age to travel outside of their own backyard.  Progress.

My name choice.  Ed is what I already see myself as.  I am a teacher, and Education is a pursuit that I am looking forward to in my journey.  To educate myself everyday during my trek.  To educate my students through real life experiences.  Spirit, similarly, is a goal that I have.  To find the different elements of passion in each living thing.  Spirit is my driving force and one of my strongest qualities.  So I will set off as SpiritEd _______ until I find an appropriate name to fill the blank.  

-SpiritEd ________