Returning to this Blog: Hoping to Grow and Evolve with Curiosity
- Andrea Speakman

- Aug 10
- 2 min read
I have tried for the past few years to return to writing here. This blog has held a place in the back of my mind while my work and home life have dramatically changed. A promotion led to a new job that led to another promotion – all in the span of 2.5 years. With that came more responsibility, both physically and mentally.
Eventually, a time hit where the thoughts hiding away in a corner of my mind could no longer stay hidden. The pull to write (even if it’s not well), explore, grow, and create grew too strong for the thought to remain in the shadows.

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
So here I am…
Ready to share my experiences, thoughts, and research with you. This blog, like myself, will inevitably go through growing pains. It will evolve as I do, like everything in life. The universe evolves, biology evolves, thoughts evolve, style/fashion/technology/tastes evolve… we grow, change, and evolve as a species and as individuals, or we become stagnant.

In my attempt to not become stagnant, this blog will explore life, the world we live in, and the universe we are a part of. I believe that as beings of the Earth in this universe, we have the task to try to better understand it as much as possible, and to hopefully connect with it through that better understanding.
“Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
Topics you might see in future posts:
- Famous scientists: their lives and their contributions
- Human-based stories of extraordinary endeavors
- Takes on science-based books (not textbooks)
- Dives into everyday items in our lives
- What different aspects of the universe can teach us and how we can learn from it
- Intersection of science and other topics
There may or may not be thoughts on learning, exploring, and organizing as we go.
“Basically, I have been compelled by curiosity. “ – Mary Leakey



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