The Purpose Of This Blog

I began thinking about starting this blog a couple of years ago when I found myself becoming increasingly confused and frustrated with our public dialog.

I felt that we are at a point as a society where we have become frozen, stuck in a cycle of name calling and polarization where everything is viewed through a prism based upon political positioning with little willingness to have a constructive discussion about issues and solutions.  I felt that we had retreated to simplistic generalizations, relying on assumptions and hearsay rather than truth.

I came to the conclusion that if I wanted this situation to change, perhaps I needed to look at myself first in how I am contributing to this sad state.

I chose to take a step back and examine how I view the world and my way of thinking, perhaps improve my critical thinking skills so that I could be better informed, make better decisions and contributions.

I decided that I was going to make a conscious effort to become a fair-minded thinker.

My plan for this blog is to share my learning experiences along the way.

January 2019