Background

I mentioned in my first post that my desire to write a book has more to do with sorting and putting my thoughts onto paper, and that the reason for that might be more clear as I keep posting. I grew up in a great home, with great parents who had us in church every week. As a result, the church had a huge impact on my life. However, over the last several years I have been rethinking everything I thought I knew.

 I promise this isn't going to become a blog about religion. I am just sharing my background so that maybe some of the other stuff I write will make sense. My religious upbringing is only one of the things I will share that has led me to where I am now. I would not call myself a religious person, but I would call myself a spiritual person...even though I don't always act in a way consistent with how I would like.

My father was in the military while I grew up, so we spent a lot of time moving. From my birth to middle school we lived in six different places. Every couple of years I was the new kid in school. I think that has been a benefit for me as an adult, since I can adapt to new situations pretty well. However, as a kid it was not fun at all. It was hard always being the new kid, and then just when it felt like home, it time to start over again. I remember being very jealous of my friends who graduated from high school with people with whom they had gone to kindergarten.

The result of all of this was a kid who was very self conscious, very shy and ready to fight with anyone who I thought was a threat. I was fortunate to make some good friends, but I was certainly not comfortable in my own skin. I remember in college meeting girl who had been a cheerleader and part of the "popular" crowd in high school. She told that they thought I was stuck up and that I thought I was too good for them. Nothing could have been farther from the truth.

It wasn't until I was in college that I truly began to be comfortable with myself...began. It was a process that is probably still happening. 

Wow. I am not sure why I have written all of that while watching this football game, but like I said...some of this may be random.