Hello All!

I've been told repeatedly that I need to start a blog. With that...hmm...here I am!

To start, I will relay a little information about me. Keep in mind, I don't like talking about myself. After all, I began writing and started The Compassion Revolution anonymously to essentially prove that not everyone who writes a book or tries to make a difference is doing so for fame and fortune with an ultimate eye on self-gratification. Actually, a big component of what I'm doing speaks against conventional wisdom and a big part of that is ego. Sooooo, I've never been one to talk about myself, but here goes!

I grew up in a small town in Indiana. Two wonderful parents provided an equally wonderful childhood. I own a small business and live a comfortable, but fairly average life. I grew up in a very fundamentalist Christian home and was instilled with a very rigid belief system.

As time progressed, however, that belief system, I found more and more difficult to buy. Too many aspects of the religion made too little sense. Faith seemed bound by a legalism, that Jesus himself seemed to oppose, and held expectations of blindly believing the preposterus or face the horrific consequences of lacking faith!

With those notions in mind, I started The Compassion Revolution.

I recently completed a book entitled, Revolution II The Parables. It is the second book in the Compassion Revolution series. The first (Revolution) is available free online at:

www.thecompassionrevolution.net

I don't sell the Revolution II The Parables directly but it's available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Just follow the links below:

http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-II-Parables/dp/0984066519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252861422&sr=8-1

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Revolution-Ii-The-Parables/Anonymous/e/9780984066513/?itm=1

So, that's a little about me...future posts will, I'm sure, be centered on various social and spiritual issues. This, however, provides a good starting point.