Breaking Point

Let me first write a little bit about myself. I am a 30 year old man living in Syria. I have two children, and a beautiful wife. One of my biggest hobbies is reading. Times have been difficult lately, so I have been reading a lot to try to keep my mind off of what is going on around me. The civil war here is continuing to destroy our community, and our spirits. My family is always scared. I am scared too, but I need to be strong for them. 

I am currently reading two books. The first one is titled Mind, Self & Society  and was written by George Herbert Mead. The second is titled Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology, which was written by Kent L. Sandstrom, Kathryn J. Lively, Daniel D. Martin, and Gary A. Fine. 

On top of these two books, one of my friends, Aaron, who I met in a Semiotics course when I was in university, has sent me two pieces to read as well. Aaron has sent me The Fixation of Belief and How to Make Our Ideas Clear, both written by Charles S. Peirce.

I have been learning a lot through the works that I have been reading, and I am really enjoying them as I feel I can really apply the ideas to my every day life. I will keep a journal from now on, and will try to write each week. I will also include a photo with my journal entry. 

The photo I have chosen to include this week is a photo of a destroyed building in Syria. I am thankful that I am safe, but I don't know how much longer my family and I can stay here...