Welcome! This blog is my humble attempt to share thoughts about life in the margins. Of course, that can be read two ways, and that’s the point. First of all, it is thoughts about life that takes place in the margins of our world. Those who are downcast, outcast, oppressed, disenfranchised, or simply overlooked, and what we learn from these teachers of ours whose voices (and lives) are often muted by the manifold forces of global, national, and local culture, yet offer insight and perspective into well-being if we will look and see, listen and hear. Second, it is my thoughts about life that I offer here as a sort of marginalia to the life we (the global community and myself) share with hopes of offering reference points for reflection, contemplation, and action. Thus, thoughts on life in the margins. Much of what is offered here will be initial reflections shaped by dialogue in various forms in the “real” world (i.e., personal real life interactions) as well as in the “virtual” world (i.e., electronic media) and is meant to open up more dialogue rather than to be definitive proclamations. This is meant to be a safe space for dialogue and meaningful interaction and comments that are hateful, mean-spirited, or debasing to others will be deleted.