Hello all. I am a 40 year old father of a terrific son who has been spending a great deal of time questioning life, faith and the meaning of both. I guess it could be a mid-life crisis. But, I do not feel it to be a crisis. Rather, I feel my questions are positive and are/will enable me to enjoy life as I have not done in the past. My past is like many - not perfect, full of failures, pain, suffering and a general mis-directed journey. But, at the same time my past has been wonderful and full of very positive experiences and full of many positive messages and people.

So, for the first time in my life I feel I am taking the lead. I acknowledge the messages and lessons taught to me and respect them. But, I want to explore and either verify these or classify them where they belong in my life.

Look forward to meeting good hearted people here.

John M. 

The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself.
-Rita Mae Brown