I've decided to start my own personal blog....with no specific purpose... but just because. I've called it "My Wonderful World" very purposefully though. It is not some "pollyanna", naive way of looking at life by being in denial of all the negative and pretending everything is great. Instead, it is a purposeful way that I choose to view my life: through the lens of what is good. I guess at the stage of life I am at (married almost twenty years, raising teenagers and starting my 40's), I'm pretty tired of cynical perspectives on everything. It seems everyone has a lot to complain about. And, don't get me wrong... there is a lot we could complain about. And, we do need to vent and express frustration at times. It's important to be honest. But, I guess I am at a stage where I find it a healthier perspective on life to focus on what is good first... then that seems to help me find my own solutions to things I struggle with or find difficult.

I think this blog is a bit of therapeutic exercise for me to have an outlet to do this: to put in writing what I find to be good and right in this world. I believe this helps me to manage the rest. So, if this is of interest to you, you are welcome to read it from time to time.