Thinking about the blog....

For some time now I've been having a lot of fun posting to this blog. It has primarily been a place for posting vacation pictures, sharing the beautiful places I've hiked to, talking about my activities, keeping in touch with friends and family. So the primary purpose of this blog has become a means of self-expression, hence the title "Let It Shine".

Since blogging has become a growing social force, I thought it might be fun to also think of another purpose for the blog. I'm having a hard time defining it exactly, but I would like it to be about creating a positive future: for ourselves as individuals, for families and communities, and for the planet. Most of the links I have chosen support that purpose. I don't do a lot of important things and I don't have a lot of impact, but I do believe that we can choose the direction of our lives, and "small things lovingly done" (see quote in sidebar) can promote a better future.

My primary interests include promoting and valuing human diversity, appreciating and protecting the earth and its plant and animal inhabitants, individual education and growth, and healthy and happy families and relationships. With that in mind, I will try to add some posts on these topics, and more. I'd love to open up some dialogue, so PLEASE feel free to post comments (it would make me very happy).

I still would like my blog to remain "light and breezy", and I'm still going to put up my hiking photos, but I'm also going to try to move it in a new direction, just a little at a time....