Well Here Goes…

Ok, let’s get into it.

This is just going to be me sharing my thoughts outside my head, maybe get some perspective by putting them in somewhat legible form, hoping to connect with people who relate, perhaps build a little community along the way.

Well who the fuck am I? Why should anyone care? Oh, by the way, I have a bit of a habit of letting curse words slip on occasion, but one of the topics I think most about is spirituality. I have an acceptance of a power underlying the Universe; I often call that Power ‘God’ because it’s an easy-enough term and most people get what I mean. But some people think that means I also subscribe to a lot of human-originated ideas about things like propriety and gender roles, and … mmm, not so much.

Right. On with the witty bio: I’m a grown-ass woman. I’m a mother of adult sons. I’m a financial analyst. I walk through the world with the privileges of being white and American and socio-economically middle-class. I am of Scandinavian and German descent - my family has been in the US for three or four generations and I know some of the reasons they chose to leave those places and some of the story of how their lives went as they did. I am a Libra, and whether I (or you) believe in the astrological arts, the fact remains that the descriptions of fair-minded, social, idealistic, non-confrontational, romantic, indecisive, somewhat self-absorbed, but ultimately charming af, fit Libras, and me, quite well. I love to travel and see and experience new places. I love live music of many genres.

I plan to share here about things like research of my ancestry. My own life adventures now that my kids are grown. How I might age without becoming grumpy and closed off. Spiritual thoughts about all these things…. Who knows what else. Life has a funny way of surprising me.