I hope the readers of this blog don’t come away with the assumption that I’m all doom and gloom and don’t see the silver lining in most things. I believe I’m just recognizing that life isn’t perfect, nor will it ever be. I’ve gone through some tough times, a little rocky as I write this now, but things usually work out one way or the other. We do have power in what direction. In how we deal.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman

I’m no therapist, or expert at anything, just a regular dude living in this thing we call life. I’m also human, and humans have feelings. I think one of the problems with myself, with people in general, is they rob themselves of their humanity. We all get mad, sad, depressed, angry, happy excited, and on and on. But we think we shouldn’t be those things.

Sure, we shouldn’t hold grudges or onto things. But I think it’s okay to remember or go back sometimes. Not to rehash, but to learn. To remind ourselves. Life is like a huge school where we learn…learn from experiences and things that we encounter. Also, it’s OKAY to get pissed…it’s OKAY to be sad…it’s OKAY to feel all those feelings and the ones mentioned before. But were do we go from there? That’s the question.

But what do I know. Here I sit watching the world burn…..