First post

Hi there,

I am a quiet person!  I was not always that way, but life has changed me and I hope for the better!  Nevertheless, I thought that keeping a blog might be an outlet to the world!

I plan to blog about everyday things and about my Catholic Faith, which I can’t really separate from everyday things or my job and my family.  Yes, I am totally dedicated to my Faith, but I am very lay and don’t really buy into being too clerical in my approach to blogging.  I want to take a slightly different angle and hopefully prove to my readers that I am a normal person along the way!

I am going to keep it anonymous and not talk too much about identifying things, save that I am in my mid- (or late, depending) 20s, a woman, and I am British.  I have a profession which I love and I am single and happy about that.   I have a busy life, with lots of hobbies.  I am not sure which I will tell you about because I am so involved with people and friends and don’t want to be too identifiable!  I will also struggle to not talk about the interesting things that happen in my line of work!  Maybe with time I’ll learn not to be so shy.

I am going to try to write something useful, so we shall see how that works out!

By the way, I chose the names for my blog at random, because not many were untaken.

“That squiggle” is what I called the sign of the Cross that Catholics make before they hear the Gospel, on their forehead, lips and heart, when I first saw it and tried to imitate it, not really knowing what it was.

As a name, it represents how after becoming a Catholic, those songs and artworks which I had long held to be beautiful became real to me when I found out the doctrine of the Church.  I was able to grasp of the meaning of life, and started to grow in a more authentic relationship with God and my loved ones.  At some point, someone pointed out to me what “that squiggle” was and I started to understand what it was to live a life of integrity, for which I am always grateful!

“apersonalens” just means “a person”, followed by “a lens”, because I think it is important to value the human person and to view life philosophically, aware of the lenses that can clarify or be clouded.  I see that it also reads like “a personal lens”, which is appropriate, too, because I am sharing a bit of myself and the way I see the world.  I suppose you could also read “apersonal”, like other such Greek-stemmed words, but that was not my intention!  Let’s not go nuts with the analysis!

http://lifeteen.com/why-do-catholics-cross-their-head-lips-heart-mass/

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