Gone and Done it...

Greetings, all! I have finally broken down and joined the blogging world. I have considered blogging for a few years. In the past the task seemed entirely too daunting, as I was not confident that I had the creative juices to generate enough interesting/intriguing ideas to fill a blog of my own. Recent years, however, have been chalked full of earth-shaking events that I believe will be poignant on historical timelines long after my life is over. I feel the compulsion to comment on at least some of them.

Growing up I frequently encountered an old cliche that said that young generations are somehow being lost in emerging liberal ideas and technologies. Though I identify as being neither liberal nor technologically inclined, I have been viewed and labeled under this sociological lens. I have also sharpened my awareness of my own perceptions and the heavy baggage of experiences that influence them. I have come to the conclusion that my generation, and those slightly older and younger than my own, are in no way "lost." Nor is my generation accurately defined by other labels that have been applied to it and that it has also applied to itself; it is in no way soulless, naive, wild, or hopeless. I believe I belong to a generation that is the antithesis of all of these adjectives. Through this blog I intend to demonstrate that, although I will never claim to speak for my entire generation. That would be laughable. Rather I intend to be an example of a member of my generation who does not always exemplify all of the negative traits associated with my age cohort.

I intend to write honestly and with all of my heart. My objective is not to document universal truths with which everyone will agree. On the contrary, I expect that many people will disagree with me, adamately even. I want to mention that I have a rather sharp wit and dry way of putting things. I offend easily, though I do not try to do so. Sometimes I am not aware of how strongly I come off to people, ESPECIALLY in my writings. My hope is that you will refrain from being offended if you are inclined to feel that way aobut something I write. It is not my aim to offend anyone at all, and certainly not to be insensitive or unfeeling toward others. I merely want to write about some of the many things I care about and feel deeply toward. I hope to generate new ideas in myself and my readers. I invite anyone who takes the time to read to comment and I promise to strive not to be offended. Feel free to speak your heart.

With that, I will begin dive into a post in the next few days.

And in case you were wondering, I posted the "poll" feature because I'm always curious about what others think about issues I go back and forth on myself. I don't have an agenda with any question, because on any given day I'm not exactly sure what I think about such questions myself.