Zine idea -- putting this in motion

To me, the notion that by the act of choosing to do one thing rather than another, in place of another, we can put into motion a fluid and circuitous series of events and feelings and thus in a fashion shape our daily living, is brimming with potential, anxiety and excitement. The taking of risk, small risks even (putting one's ego on the line, risking embarrassment, true failure, shame, physical injury, etc.) because there is a slight inclination that the risks will generate rewards, in the form of emotional gratification and personal fulfillment, in the future, is fantastic -- it is topsy turvy innocent structure of an idea that has the potential to save us from a dangerous sense of spreading disillusionment.

The general principle of having faith in uncertainty is the premise upon which I am starting this project of writing a personal magazine, which are sometimes called 'zines. The ideas and sentiments that should inform this project include the following:

1) Relationships are the bread and butter of human life and spirit. Meaning is implicated in relationship. It is impossible to believe in the meaning of any person, place or thing without considering its relationship to another person, place or thing.
2) The sharing of personal stories, myths and tales can profoundly change and improve the quality of life for all people.
3) Imperfection is the state to which most things return. It is the oscillation or tension between a heightened perception of beauty and truth and a deep sense of brokenness and need that we begin to incrementally know the color and texture of living.
4) What a person does each day is what the life of said person adds up to. Somewhere in that assertion is the assumption that we must work, and that work need not kill us with boredom, but that in working we can begin to reconcile ourselves to something bigger and better.
5) Chance encounters with strangers are not marginal or peripheral -- there are small joys and despairs that we derive from these brief relationships.
6) Honesty is the best that any person can do.
7) The everyday is an acceptable milieu in which to work.
8) Mixing low and high culture can be fun.

Some topics I want to touch on or illuminate, and questions I want to ask and begin to answer in the writing of the zine:

-- What is it to share with others?
-- Who are some strong women?
-- What do strong women do?
-- What is it to be brave?
-- What is it to grow up?