A Definition Of What I Mean By "Wide Open"

With a title like Wide Open, one might assume that my posts could be completely raw- unedited and uncensored. And while almost anything is at least theoretically possible, it is my hope that these pages will prove to be a bit more meaningful than that.

I write all the time, most of the time every day, whenever I have the inclination and opportunity. This forum draws heavily from the thoughts and feelings contained in my journals. Obviously though, there's a great deal in the journals which doesn't make it into this or any of my other more specialized blogs. Most of what I write is primarily for me, from the poetry to the non-fiction pieces. I share some. I do at times craft something for a particular audience or even an individual, but even so, the motivation for beginning a project usually goes back to the fact that it was something I wanted to explore for my own understanding.

Wide Open for me implies a high degree of honesty- integrity.

It means that I don't hold anything back just to make it safe or more sanitary.

Everything is presented in the spirit of exploration and a genuine effort to dig beneath the surface of first impressions, sound bites and occasionally even a few long held assumptions.

There are many things I don't choose to share, but when I do present something here, I make the attempt to present everything about a topic that I believe will be interesting or useful to a potential reader other than myself. I generally don't tend to trash anything or anyone. Instead, I feel that it's more productive to quietly and clearly raise questions. Hopefully no yelling and screaming here.

It is my hope that people of many differing perspectives will eventually visit here and find this environment hospitable, even when we might disagree about something.

I think that's is a worthwhile aspiration.

For some time, I've been wanting to try to clarify things somewhat and define my terms.

Thanks for the occasional read and for pointing others in this direction.

My next task is to try to publish more frequently and consistently. I do have quite a back log of material. With more than forty years of journal entries to draw from plus a continuous stream of new ponderings, there's no shortage of supply here. Time, Time Time- are you just an illusion?

Perhaps I will one day learn to stretch you just a bit more.