I was reading a friends' blog this morning, (as I should be doing other things), it was about her having a perfect family.  She was answering a comment made about her "perfect" homeschooling family.  She wrote about the fact that she only writes about the positive things in her life.  She also wrote that she does have difficult times.  I read her post and then came here to see my blog through other eyes.  I've not been writing a lot recently because I feel like I have been being a downer.  I want to encourage and uplift others.  I also use this blog as a way to get things out of my head.  So, do I write about the realities that I'm dealing with or only the positive things?  There is a mixexd consensus out there about my personality.  Some say I have the personality of Eyore.  Some say I'm uplfiting.  I think that I try as often as I can to look at things through rose tinted glasses.  I try to give the benifit of doubt to those that do evil or at least mean things.  It seems as if I defend many against others negative viewpoints of them.  (Did that come across clearly?).  I am a mix of both.  There are times I champion the underdog and there are times that I'm harsh or overcritical.  I desire to be more uplifting, more compassionate, more forgiving, more loving and more prayerful in my life.  I continue to strive toward this.  If I fail and I'm whiny or complaining on here, please forgive me. 

Blessings to you all.