If you’ve been here before, you’ll notice it’s a bit different. Before I had decided to focus on my fiction writing and on certain fiction genres, but as that fizzled out, this time I am aiming to be a bit broader and more free wheeling.

I must confess, I haven’t been writing much over the last few years, as everyday life and struggles tend to step in and distract us from the things we love, but I have been reading and I have been thinking. I’d also like to think I’ve been growing and maturing as a person. Though in many ways I wish to hold onto the ten year old me as much as the eighty year old I hope to become.

My hopes for this space moving forward are to inspire, to comfort, to challenge, and to hopefully add a little light and kindness to the world.

I can’t promise I’ll do much better than the last few times, but I hope to keep this up and I hope it’s something that you’ll enjoy reading and something that will cause you to pause and enjoy life a little bit more.

For those of you that know or have known me, I really don’t know how you choose to think of me or remember me. If it is less than positive, I’m sorry I let you down. My honest wish going forward is to make people glad to know me and hopefully a little uplifted or at least smiling. Another promise I know I can’t keep, but I’ve got to try anyway, right?

In these current times, I’m afraid we’ve lost our ability to be kind, to look out for each other, and to not hate or judge. Maybe instead we’ve only simply forgotten and if we work together we can rediscover how to love again and how to live together in the beautiful moment we are given.

I want to be part of that, as smaltzy and cheesy as it may sound. I hope you do too. So going forward on this journey, let’s use our minds and our hearts, to find true strength, beauty, and love in the dark corners of the world.

So take a moment, breathe, be in the moment, and smile at all we have so far. Take it easy, be a dude, and most of all be kind to yourself and to each other. I promise a more focused and direct post next time…maybe.