No one has ever said that I am the easiest person to get along with. I think differently. I was raised by mostly a divorced mom and my grandparents. I will never trade that time with them, but I know my make up is a bit different than others. I had to do a lot by myself to include figuring out life.

I ask why a lot. And when I thought I was the person to ask more than anyone, I met my wife. Oh yeah, that makes a fun dynamic, but we have learned to love our differences.

Clarification is a big thing to me. I have always known that. I know I frustrate people that I need things clarified. You teach me how to do something one way so that I really know it, you better be prepared for me to ask for an explanation. I am sure it drives my boss batty sometimes, but he also knows that I have values, beliefs, and things I believe are right in my job and in my life.

I call it honorable. I call myself a loyalist. I stand by what I believe and am happy to share my opinions, sometimes that happens too freely.

“Don’t ask why, ask why not” is a quote by John F. Kennedy. Asking “Why?” or “Why not?” can lead us into having conversations that take us in the opposite direction to the one in which we wish to go. The biggest reason you should stop asking yourself why you do or don’t do something is that you probably don’t know the answer to that question.

As stated above, be prepared so that if I know something, I am going to stand by what I know, even if it’s only something I believe I know to be the truth. I know that people leave you in life and it took me a long time of arguments to realize that my wife Lyn’s love is something that I can count on.  The good Lord works in mysterious ways, and I am thankful that He gave my wife patience and understanding to deal with me and to know how I really felt down deep the whole time.

I will also stand by you as a friend. I will do what I can to make the relationship closer. I believe we all need closer relationships, and I am not in touch enough with those I consider close. I am sure some of you feel the same way about your relationships. So go out there and reach out to friends, family, and those you may want to be closer.

Recently, I was deep into a role that I had, and it was taken away from me. I was hurt, heck I am still hurt by it. I don’t understand the decision. But as stated above, I am used to things leaving me I thought were close. God chooses to put me through these things because I believe He knows what I can handle and hopefully He is using me to work on those I was involved with in ways they may not even know. Heck, if I just made one person’s life better in the role I had, it was very worth it.

I hope that this recent experience has stirred my love of sharing my thoughts and opinions here. I have lots of things I hope to be writing about in the future. Be prepared for some slight adjustments to the subjects in Born Bleeding, but I hope you come along for the ride. I have no clue what comes next but hopefully if I can just help one person, it will all be worth it for me.