What in the World is This Blog About, Anyway?

I spend a lot of time thinking. Maybe a curse, maybe a blessing. Being well-educated, (perhaps too much so), poor, and jobless, creates a perfect opportunity for noodling over the hard stuff. So much to know and so much to understand from so many points of view.

I've been told my observations on the world are unique and interesting. Guess we'll see about that. What I do know is that big questions can yield some big results! Here are a few off the top of my head.

Why do people behave as they do? Can we ever learn to get along? If so, how? What makes the difference in how we act/react? Is behavior change possible? If so, how--what's required? How useful is personality theory and why don't more people know and use it? Since parenting is the most important job anyone can ever have, why isn't it taught in school? How does physiology fit with psychology or what is the mind/body relationship?

How did it all get started? What is God really like and how do we know? Does God--He/She/It--exist at all? How can we know? Why do people believe what they do? Why do they sometimes change their religious beliefs and/or affiliations? How do religious beliefs relate to behavior, or do they? How does religious belief affect relationships and self-image? Why? How?

What makes art good or bad? How can someone judge another's creations? Is talent innate, something one is born with or can it be acquired? What about creativity? Where does persistence fit in or does it? What about luck, self-esteem, attitude, belief system?

These are some of the questions I'll be speculating about in days to come. I've thought about many of these questions and have opinions on them. Some, I'm still scratching my head about.

Won't you join in? I'd love to hear your insights and thoughts on the subjects I explore (the intelligent and polite ones, anyway)!