One of the things I'm learning as I get older is that the maxim "you can't please all of the people all of the time" is true. No matter what I do someone will complain about it, someone will complement it, and someone will ignore it.
One of my goals with my writing to is reach people. I want to convey what I am thinking in a way that causes others to think. This will make some interested, but it will turn many people off. As an American I am used to this.
I find it interesting how many of the "cultured" people among us think that Americans are hated around the world. I have travelled to western Europe and Central America and have found that people like Americans and want to get to know more about America. When I watch the news I don't see caravans of people headed to Venezuela, I see them headed north to the USA. We are portrayed by the media as being brash, rude, pushy, and other things. Yet when I attempt to speak broken Spanish or French people respond politely and helpfully with a smile on their face.
All of that is to say that I am pouring myself out through this blog. I hope that you gain something from it but I also understand that it may not be for you. And that's OK.
