Why 'the journey series'?

     Each person’s life is a journey from, at minimum, birth to death. It is a journey that, as much as one may desire autonomy, can’t be made alone. We begin that journey largely from a place of our parents’ choosing and follow a path which must stay within social boundaries. Most times, this occurs subconsciously. We are groomed to fit into society without appreciating that we are conforming to the will of others. We learn to use the toilet, dress appropriately, tie our shoes, eat broccoli, avoid touching hot stoves, etc. This is how society operates, yet each of us will, at times, bump up against the boundaries, incurring wounds and scrapes to our ego. At such times we have four options; suppress our beliefs, amend our beliefs, act to amend social norms, or remove our self to a group which holds different norms. These are times of distress, but also of spiritual growth, where we come to terms with our agency, interdependence, obligations and limitations.
     In The Journey Series, I hope to bring my readers to some of those boundaries. I hope they feel some degree of discomfort. That is a sign we are measuring our own system of beliefs against views presented in my books and find one or the other lacking. I hope to face, together, great questions of life. Who am I? Why am I? Why is there anything? How much is enough? Do I have a purpose? If so, what is my purpose? How do I find it? Is there free will? I hope that my books will inspire my readers to live purposeful, integrated lives. I hope that my readers will ask questions of me and invite me to converse with them so that we may journey together to a good end.