Category Archives: Searching for Me

Stories and things about my searches. For every person and everything I’ve ever searched for, the on common theme has always been the search for myself. Who am I?

Opening My Eyes

Posted on August 17, 2017 by offworldengineer

Life is a journey. It’s more so about the trip, and not so much the destination. So I’ve been heard and have been told many times… There seems to be a lot of truth in this. I’ve spent the last … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by offworldengineer

That’s a good question. One that I’m still figuring out, through much research and discovery. Not long ago, I had done the DNA testing for lineage offered on Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com/ While I was still fairly young, I was told by … Continue reading →

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Principles Vs Rules

Posted on September 4, 2014 by offworldengineer

Rules are OK… You memorize them, follow them, and before long you’re hopelessly wrapped up in and bound by  them. Rules are restricting, controlling, and in my humble opinion they can be stifling in undesirable ways. Principles are also OK… … Continue reading →

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Identity, Connection, Sense of Self

Posted on May 10, 2014 by offworldengineer

I have to admit that I do feel a little cheated. Living my whole life and only recently becoming aware that I’ve had no real concept of who I am. All inclusive. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014. That … Continue reading →

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Why did I search?

Posted on April 5, 2014 by offworldengineer

The search does not begin for any adoptee until they discover that they are in fact an adoptee. In that moment of discovery, a door appears within the self of the adoptee and it is closed. What may be hidden … Continue reading →

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It Begins…

Posted on March 23, 2014 by offworldengineer

Simply put, I was adopted. If you need to keep things simple for yourself, then stop reading here. All my life I had to listen to everyone else’s version of the truth. I was expected to just accept that, and … Continue reading →

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