Welcome to my blog! If you're curious, the name "Napalmed Karma" derives from a combination of mine and my husband's first names. But aside from that, it also speaks to me as a good name for my blog because it suggests a certain perspective. And when you get right down to it, life is all about how we look at things, isn't it? Perspective determines how we see others, and how we see ourselves. And it changes with each new experience.I remember reading somewhere a theory that the cells in the human body completely regenerate every 7 years. If this is true, that means that physically we are completely different people than we were 7 years ago. In a similar vein, I like to think that our perspective regenerates a little bit every single day. We're not the same people we were yesterday, and we're not the same today as we will be tomorrow. And that can only be a good thing.
I also think that “perspective” is a particularly apt theme for introducing this blog, because each and every time I post an opinion or a viewpoint here (or any time one of you comments on a blog entry), we reveal a piece of ourselves and our individual perspectives. And while we may disagree on some of the finer points (or even the bigger ones), it just means that we are each viewing things through our own unique lens.
Opinion is neither right nor wrong (unless it's someone else's!). It just is.
In closing, I'll leave you with the following amusing words of wisdom from a guy (Napoleon) not generally known for his sense of humor. What Napoleon said was that “From the sublime to the ridiculous there is but one step.”
Somehow, I think that this blog will be a mix of the sublime (if I'm REALLY lucky), the ridiculous (more often than not), and every step in between. Enjoy the ride.
*Oh, and the title paraphrases something referenced in one of Stephen King's stories. Bonus points to anyone who can identify the reference.
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