My aunt shared this picture with me recently. It was taken in Mesa VerdeNational Park in August 2017. It encapsulates this reset of my blog.

Something I wasn't sure would happen, but I'm glad it did--I feel compelled to write. Taking a month's hiatus, I wasn't sure if I would return to writing so easily. But it's started to itch and pick at me recently, and although that feeling has been uncomfortable, I'm glad it's grown stronger.

Why do I write this blog? Why does TAV exist? I asked myself this question several times during my hiatus. One of the reasons I paused on writing in the first place was because it had become a chore, something I had to do every day and check off. This diminished the quality of my posts, and I wasn't proud of what I was offering the world. I didn't enjoy scrambling for inspiration at 10pm while scribbling away on my phone to simply get a post up.

So I asked myself: why do I want to write? The answer is multi-faceted, and yet simple. I write this blog because I cannot not write. I need an outlet for my observations, my feelings, and my dreams. I write because it brings me a joy that is unlike any other sensation I've experienced. Writing is hard, but when you enter its flow, when you feel proud of what you're producing in real time... it's being alive, something I haven't experienced with anything else. And so I have to write. But about what? I asked myself this question many times as well, and I want to share them here.

The majesty of our big beautiful amazing world. Iguazu Falls, Brazil - February 2019

I write about my perspective of the world and my vision for it because I have this unshakable belief in the human race and the contribution we can make to the universe. That there is purpose to us being here, even if we don't understand it. And that it's worthwhile to contribute positively to the universe, in whatever way we can. It's not a matter of fame or legacy, my work echoing into eternity beyond my lifespan. It's not about me. I hope what I produce outlives me, and contributes to the universe, because I want the universe to be impacted, to be bettered. I believe in Trevor Allen Vision's mission to raise global consciousness, unite humanity, and inspire change.

I hold those three tenets deep within my soul. With the technology and knowledge we possess as a species in the year 2023, we have the capability to develop true global consciousness. We can view our planet as one Earth, not an assortment of territories. Indeed, many of our (serious) contemporary problems will require solutions that can only be implemented with global consciousness. For us to recognize this potential, we will have to rise above our basic biology, tribalism within small groups. This leads to the second component of uniting humanity. I have been privileged to travel the world, and I've accumulated evidence for one of my core beliefs, something my Dad told me when I was young: we are more similar than we are different. We all laugh and cry, sing and dance, smile and embrace, for the same reasons. It's possible for us to see ourselves as one people, and I believe it will unlock our full potential to thrive. Many would say we are not thriving now, that our trend line points downward. If this is true, we must change. We must consider what should be changed, together as a united species with global consciousness. And we must consider how to change. I hope to inspire this, with all I can offer.

“Pale Blue Dot,” courtesy of the *Voyager I* spacecraft. Credit NASA/JPL

Writing is the best way I can do it now. And so I will continue to produce content for this website: because I must, because I love it, and because I am compelled to fulfill TAV's mission. I will not post every day, but I hereby make this promise that what I do post will be the best I can possibly offer, and that from the bottom of my heart, it will contribute to the betterment of humanity, life on Earth, and ultimately, the universe.