Solidifying my Intentions

There are several operating principles that have emerged through the writing and editing of this material:

Tell MY story: While there are many people who play major and minor roles, I cannot speak for them. I can only speak for myself. The goal is to tell my story alone.
Do No Damage: Though the spirit of what happened is unchanged, some names have been altered or omitted. Some events have been left out or edited. In telling my story I do not have the right to harm anyone else through sharing parts of their story that they might rather keep to themselves.
Own My Choices: The course of my life is the result of my choices. While external events have often dictated opportunities, what I have done with them is ultimately my own responsibility. I chose to become who I have become through the choices I made along the way.
Own My Bias: What I recall is not necessarily exactly how things happened — it is how I experienced them. In honoring my own experience I must make room for others to see these events differently.
Find The Meaning: This account is intended to be more than a travelogue. I choose to write about things that have deeper meaning for me. If I get to the end of the story, but cannot find anything lasting within it, I leave it out.
Continuously Iterate: What is here today is not the final word or finished product. This site has been under constant revision for a couple of decades now, and for the foreseeable future that will continue..