The Beginning

Hello, you can call me Grim, that will be the name I go by on this blog. I asked a number of people to pick five words to describe me, serious or grim came up in almost every list, so I suppose it's an appropriate title. The first thing anyone should know about me is that I am an artist. Art, in it's many forms, is my life. I am a photographer, painter, writer, poet but most importantly I am a musician. I play The guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, harp, ocarina, kalimba and am working on learning a few others. Although the term "artist" may best define me, my most beloved pass time is spending time in nature. It is the only place I feel I truly belong; wandering on wooded paths, away from walls and doors, where the only light comes from the sun or stars. It is the only thing that really cures my ails. In places less touched by the hand of man is where I find divinity. I follow a Monistic path, the belief that there is no god or creator seperate from the Earth, but instead the Earth and everything in it, from the smallest of insects to the tallest of the Redwoods is connected at a fundamental level. It is all natural, it is all divine, and it all deserves to be loved. So in accordance, I try to live an environmentally friendly life, and I try to treat all animals with the respect and dignity that I would give a human friend. For that reason I am an animal rights activist and vegetarian.

This blog will be to help express my thoughts and feelings on art, poetry, music, philosophy, nature, spirituality, environmental protection, animal rights, literature and any other ideas that like-minded people might be interested in reading and/or discussing.