Who I Am And Where I'm At

As my blog title indicates, this blog is going to be a reflection as well as a motivating factor in some significant life changes I need to make. I will try to make it interesting and easily understood and in return, I only ask that my readers treat me with the same respect as I will offer you if your opinions, experiences and life view should differ from my own. Also, I want to be clear at the onset--I am a novice blogger and not very tech savvy so if you want to read a blog with lots of pictures, music and the like you will be sorely disappointed. At least for now... On the other hand, if you are looking to read about a life in transformation as well as issues that are presented realistically as I have experienced them, then you are most certainly in the right place and I welcome you to bear witness to my journey!
A bit about me? I turned 50 this year. A milestone birthday to be sure--and part of what is motivating me to make some significant changes in my life. I am also what I suppose you'd call a "late-bloomer." For instance, how many 50 yr old women do YOU know that: has never had a driver's license and thus never had a vehicle, who has never married or had children, never owned a home, and is currently not employed.
 How many 50 yr olds do YOU know who has so very many dreams and feels lacking in the power to make them come true?
 Here is some of what I know about me: I am a good person who has had bad things happen to her. Like many, if not all of us, right? I worked many years in the retail sector and also worked simultaneously a second job in the mental health field. When the retail store where I'd been 15 yrs went out of business, I decided to go to college part time. I graduated in 2003 with two degrees in the mental health field as well as several certifications. Helping others has always been a passion of mine. Now it is time to help myself!
 Part of what I will be working on "behind the scenes" so to speak is losing a significant amount of weight. I may be going the bariatric surgery route but would rather do it myself. I'm a writer, so what better venue to document some of this journey than a blog? I also write poetry and will perhaps share some poems occasionally as well.
 Change is a difficult thing for me. Is it for you? Is it hard for everyone? What are your thoughts on that? What motivates--or HAS motivated YOU to make changes in YOUR life? For me, it is a combination of things prompting a desire to change. It is the fact that I am not getting any younger. It is the fact that due to at least some circumstances beyond my control (especially in childhood/adolescence) I missed out on a lot of opportunities and experiences. It is the fact that I am not happy and haven't been for a while and the only person who can change that is ME! It is the weight of my physical body as well as the weight of the wounds upon my soul. And it is my sincere hope and prayer that something, anything I share here will in some way make the life of you, my reader a little easier or brighter as well. Please, if you see anything of interest here to yourself or someone else, feel free to pass this on. One of the reasons I've hesitated starting a blog is because I fear no one will wish to read it. I hope you prove me wrong!