What's in a name?

A title is a key component to any publication. Film, Canvas Art, Novels, Poetry, Graffiti...you name it- it needs a name. And a killer one, too. But why?
Whats in a name, anyway? I could call this site "Blog" and it would still be a narrative of Julia Cook's life written by Julia Cook however Julia Cook feels free to express her personal thoughts. But a name or title is more than just a half-minded effort when it comes to finally pressing "Publish" at the end of the day. The title is what declares the whole, summarizes the main idea, tells the emotional history, and hints into the future direction of what has and is being created.

In my Film as Literature class, we have learned that the opening scene or title sequence of a movie contains the entire plot of the story, beginning to end, spoiling it for anyone with a sharp enough sense to decipher it. With a book, the first chapter or few pages is the most important part; introducing characters and setting and describing potential conflicts. Well, I've decided that with a blog, the most important piece is the title. A title introduces the author's thought process, passion, personality, understanding, and sets the stage for some incredibly personal insight. The doorway to intrigue and inference is thrown open for the reader. Hopefully you can sense at least a little bit of that in my title.

'The Journey to Today' is a way of portraying my rapid thoughts and experinces from the past into an inspiring post today while leaving room to speak properly of my future "todays". Every moment before us has undoubtedly shaped who we are in this very instant. Wouldn't you agree? The fact that I chose to sit on my couch four hours ago instead of run has shaped me into a lazier, pudgier me here at 10:20pm. The struggles of my single mom has shaped her into an inspiring and resilient woman which has even helped me evolve into an independent young woman just like her.
My goal in writing this blog is to create an outlet for my experiences, testimony, and thoughts to be shared with whomever wishes to read them. I always find myself wanting to write something down in my journal but then nobody can learn from that. Then I find myself wanting to share my testimony in church and I get too nervous for that. Then I contemplate sharing my thoughts on social media, but as you can tell so far, I write way too dang much....So this is the solution, I suppose.