My ______ credentials

My credentials? You won't find them here. I've never much liked aligning myself with official groups when it comes to ideology. The moment I come close, it feels like I must now be conscious of how I represent "the cause". This doesn't leave a lot of room for dissent on specific things. It doesn't allow much room for personal growth. I may lean a little one way or heavily another, but "cause purity" just plain doesn't work for me. I owe it to myself be true to my growth and my self-expression, not to conform to someone else's list of do's and don'ts.

I could also care less about your credentials. I judge you for the content, not the label or how well you conform to it. I read what inspires me, or informs me, or allows me to identify, or offers the opportunity to blow off steam. Sometimes I take part in comments, other times I stay far away from them. Your blog either offers something for me, or it doesn't, but I'm not going to tell you how to do it. I'm there because there's content that speaks to me now, dialogue that engages me at this point in time. If it didn't offer something for me, I would quite simply not be there.

Want credentials? I don't offer them here. If you want to know how I think, read the blog (and see that I'm still trying to figure it out myself). It will either offer you something, or it won't. Simple as that.