So, here I am, starting a blog, like many others have done, wondering if it’s going to result in a major change in my life or end up like so many of those “As Seen on TV” products which sound so good in theory, but end up being used once or twice and then somehow get stuffed into the back of the closet. My intention in this blog is not to lecture or force people to my way of thinking, but rather as a place to voice ideas, ponder the oddities of life and this world and also to capture some of those moments which just need to be recorded. Also, I want to explore how my attitudes, values and perspectives have changed as I’ve traveled the road from being a “sweet young thing” to a “boomer” to someone who sees a sign up ahead that reads “Truly Mature Woman.”
The past six months have presented me with some difficult challenges, the worst of which was betrayal by the last blood relative I had, someone I believed in and would have sworn loved me. This set me back a lot, and it has taken many tears and real work to pull myself out of a black hole and begin to totally reconstruct my life. But you know, life has a way of compensating us if we’re patient enough. And during this same period, a cherished friend whom I thought I had lost forever, came back into my life after several years. So, what I’ve learned is – I have to walk away from the sorrow and not keep replaying it in my head, and look forward, anticipating the potential of each new day.
My intention is to make this blog a place where I can vent, but also celebrate, where I can talk about the serious, but also the silly things that fill our lives every day. I am learning to embrace the simple things in life that we so often take for granted because I have learned the hard way that anyone’s life can turn on a dime, and all we have for certain…is today.
Since you let me read this first, it’s only fair that I be your first responder. Good job…just as I expected from you Live long and proper, and no, that isn’t a typo! Maybe you’re right. I should try a blog.