To be honest, the idea of WHY popped into my head. So that has to be my first and most honest answer.

Second, WHY is a question that can focus my writing without locking me in right away. I am in the process of discovering my specific voice, what message I might share with the world. I have some ideas. But I don’t know it all the way yet. So WHY will let me explore a bit, while also letting me “cheat” by still posting about my kids or normal life or whatever.

Third, WHY is a critical thinking question. If you want to dive into an idea or a person, WHY is the very best place to start. It makes us process more fully. It demands more than half-hearted answers. WHY pushes us to think more deeply and broadly, and that makes me a tiny bit excited. (I’m weird, I know.)

Last, WHY is a brave question. To ask it. To answer it. There’s no fluff there. It takes courage to engage with an idea or another person with a WHY. Why do you think that? Why did such-n-such have to happen? Why don’t I believe this? It’s a mildly terrifying thing, to face down the WHY. But that kind of courage, I believe, is always rewarded.

So let’s dive in…to WHY?

I’m going to try it again. The Write 31 Days Challenge. Every day for the month of October, I’ll write a post. And this year, I’m going to write about WHY. Every day, I’ll ask a simple WHY question and try to answer it. And who knows where we’ll all end up.

This will be my landing page for the month. By the end, there will be 31 posts linked here (I hope), and there will be a month of wonderings, ponderings, and maybe a little wisdom discovered, too. It should be fun. Thanks for joining me!

Day 1: WHY…why?