My First Ever Blog Posting...

2010-04-13T22:02:00.000-07:00

Okies, I give up. After more than a decade rejecting piles of social media "join my website" requests, I'm on the tidal wave, or rather it's on me.

So, what am I going to blog about? Hmmm, when did "blog" become a verb? "Saran Wrap" I understand, and even "Google", but "Blog"?

Well, I do have a lot to chat about. Let me see...

It's been 61 years of this life, living or working in more 30 countries; ski instructor, chemical engineer, physicist, actor, theatre director, systems developer, project manager, systems engineer, computer salesperson, strategy consultant, executive coach, nonprofit consultant, meeting facilitator, consulting practice leader, conference moderator, compulsive do-gooder, board member/chair/developer, social entrepreneur, ordained minister; a new home every few years; three marriages; two children; the list goes on and on...

And, to add spice to an otherwise conventional existence, I've lived a male life and now I'm living a female life...really!...body chemistry of a female adolescent...weeping over romantic comedies...

And let's not foget poor (student-life), rich (Malibu estate) and poor again (homelessness). It's been a roller-coaster life, and the ride continues.

What have a learned? Only that nothing outside of ourselves is important.

It's what's inside that counts. Not that the realization makes living any easier and I still don't like THE PLAN. One question to which I've never gotten an answer is WHY? Why would the super-intelligent, awesomely-loving, totally-compassionate, Supreme Being of all the universes want to do this?

Regardless, I don't dwell on such questions for long, least not anymore. Total waste of time! Although it didn't stop me complaining year after year after year. However, I finally decided that, regardless of the circumstances, I'm going to be HAPPY.

And, anyway, it's the truth. In the moment it's all fine - in the moment.

That, to me, is one of the keys to a blessed life: bring loving and joy to everyone and everything. So I don't go looking for love out there, I bring it with me.

Accordingly, the bumper sticker on my car says: "GOD BLESS THE WHOLE WORLD...NO EXCEPTIONS". Much to my surprise, it's evoked all kinds of upset and criticism from folks for whom "exceptions" seem to be rules to live by. But it doesn't stop me.

That may be the biggest lesson for me as I've gotten older: I need to be who I am, authentically me, regardless of anyone or anything.

Shelley Explains It All

My First Ever Blog Posting...