Are you living your life so that no one finds any fault with it?...if so, I invite you to stop now...yes, I mean right now...you'll have me for company...
In the past few months, I have experienced a life-altering time...a time for deep refection about my character...my strengths...my shortcomings...my desires...and I've discovered how very difficult it is to live your life the way other people want you to...so that neighbors think the best of you...so that friends think the best of you...so that family thinks the best of you...so that you think the best of yourself.
I have come to understand that constantly seeking approval or perfection...monitoring and controlling every outcome...so that no one thinks badly of you...is exhausting...so I've decided to stop...right now...
This includes not making any apologies...for my unexplained absence...for not posting...for months away...
I have forgiven myself...now it's your turn...
Here is one of the places I have spent time in the last three months...South Pittsburg, Tennessee...the home of my immediate ancestors...and many of my living relatives...a quaint town in the southeastern part of the State where my mother grew up...
