Hello, my name is...

Pete.

I'm a thirty-something father and husband. I used to blog quite a bit but then life happened. So why am I blogging now? I have a promise I mean to keep.

I think we all have a need to get things off our chest. There is something therapeutic about confiding and sharing our insights. I have learned over time that we're all pretty much wired the same, have the same experiences, fears, and dreams. If I can connect with you, than that will be therapy for me. I'll be talking about family, marriage, faith, work, music, movies/tv, sports, everyday things. If you want the really juicy stuff you'll have to "friend me" (don't know the blogging term).

So, again, why blog? This is an open diary, and I don't know why but it is sometimes easier to anonymously put it out there even when it's not anonymous. Things we wouldn't tell our best friend, close sibling, significant other, for some reason we can dump on the internet for millions (don't think I'll get that popular) to peruse.

Now I've been married for seven years and having a relationship with "completely" open communication is a pipe dream. Yes, I know it's an area I need to work on (I'll explain for a later blog), but there are some things we muddle through on our own. I accept that my wife has her own internal discussions, and I believe we all have our own inner thoughts that rarely sees the light of day. Not all of them are earth shattering revelations. I'm not talking about deep, dark secrets or anything. Just insights.

I told you that I used to blog. Well, I think this entry I wrote (my last one) over six years ago sums it up...

my last entry gave some insight as to why i don't write as much. i'm gonna switch gears and focus on why i do write.

i just need to be inspired and that could be anything.

simply going through and reading some of my past entries is inspiring. seeing how my relationship with etep has grown through entries. laughing at myself in other ones. i never had a journal so it's eye-opening to see the changes in myself... sorta like the development of the main character in a book.

i'm sure lots of things inspire me. little things like my son smiling to something at work. i just have to be more diligent and put it down in writing so i don't forget.

so i will be more inspired. i promise.

Couldn't have said it better myself... actually I did.