‘Hello world, this is me. Life should be, fun for everyone!’
Ok, ok, I’ll stop with the lame lyrical reference. With my love of musicals and terrible puns, I just couldn’t resist. (And it honestly was the first thing that came to mind when I thought of writing my intro post!)
I guess I’ll just take a jump to the left and a step to the right and do the time warp straight to the point of this post. Mamma mia! Here we go again!
Let it go, let it go…
My name is Laura and I’m from Johannesburg, South Africa and on the brink of my third decade in this earthly realm. I found my way to Steemit thanks to one of my favourite Youtubers 
That simple and yet complex and convoluted question is one of the journeys of discovery that I am on and partially the reason for this very Steemit page that you are graciously reading. One of the facets of my human is that I am a (relatively new) student of philosophy and a lover of wisdom. I am moving through this life on a quest for enlightenment and expanded consciousness. But in case that sounds too “airy-fairy” and “new age” let’s just say I am on a path of self-improvement – I am trying to become a better version of myself, live a happier, more peaceful and meaningful existence and strive to be an agent of change in the world around me. In line with this, I try wherever possible to be involved in projects of community upliftment and service in the hopes of helping those in need and bringing some joy and love to the people and places that are in a deficit. I strongly believe and feel that we are all inextricably interconnected and both hurting and helping another is the same as doing it to ourselves so we need to be very careful how our behaviour affects not only ourselves but those around us.
This page is going to be a bit of an eclectic mix of my passions and interests but the underlying foundation for all these things is that they facilitate my ‘mission’ or focus of growth and progress.
I am vegan - for my health, the planet, the animals and my own morality and would love to show the world what AWESOME food we can eat without causing unnecessary harm. I would also like to share my reasons for following this path but in a gentle and kind way; there are unfortunately already too many negative connotations associated with vegans.
I am a lover of all things outdoors and have up until now I have tried my hand at trail running, mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking and trekking. I feel most connected to the universe and myself when I am immersed in the beauty of Mother Nature. I hope to share my experiences in nature, and the outdoor sports I participate in, as the natural world around us can be such a powerful teacher if you listen carefully.
I have many varied interests, beliefs, ideas, experiences and seemingly unrelated things that excite and fascinate me and hopefully you’ll hang around long enough to hear about more of them. I would love to make people think more deeply about things they may not have, to have them interact in productive and friendly debate, and join me in on my quest to improve myself and effect positive change around me.
This blog is an experiment and an outlet for me. It is a means through which I can express my creativity and as such, although I have given a rough guideline as to the content I may post, I could very well stray far from that at times! I am allowing this page to be whatever I need it to be. I see myself as simply a vessel of information, transmitting all that comes to me from something greater than my human mind and ego.
Welcome to the 
(P.S. I am a real, living, breathing, non-robotic human being with a Facebook page to prove it!)
Earth child
Spiritual warrior
Mountain biking explorer
Lover of wisdom
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