I typed this twice, then noticed I missed typed Falcon as Dalcon and rhey for they. In life you can miss speak and you learn to live with it. I decided to let these words show typing in real time… has the same issue.
Being social…
Category: Personal Growth
Assumptions…
There are things you just know… does not matter if you if you lack any actual knowledge; you just know! A person is “bad” just because. It’s going to be a good trip (my gut tells me) and why bother checking things out (since it will only confirm what you already believe.) Some times what you thought would be “trash” is. Other time you got it wrong… and sometimes it is just not worth the effort to see. But if you never challenge your assumptions how do you know how close or how far you are from what is true. How can conversations take place if you know the other person has a closed mind? Who wants to see how closed one own mind is? Sometimes you just tip your toe into the unknown….
Gratitude
I find that every holiday brings a certain level of gratitude to my spirit and well being. I find goodwill and thoughts of others has a way of lifting clouds of doom and despair. It’s like that question: “list one good thing about?” there is always one thing good you can say… even if it may seem silly (good hair; dresses well) the fact that you can see more than bad may lead to a road of positive and what is wrong with that!
Each day is a good day…
Each moment one can look and see things to be grateful for. Other people, pets and all things beautiful in this world. Life can remind us its many blessings and just taking in the moments to reflect them shows the value of everything.
Kind act save’s the day…
It seemed like such a little thing… a elderly man came through the check-out line and seemed unsure of where to go… I pointed out a newly opened lane and let him go in front of me. I could of said: “end of the line is…” I decided to be patient and kind… For some reason I have been smiling and feeling good ever since that moment.
Butterfly… housefly… thoughts
I was thinking about a housefly… which brought images of the Wizard of OZ (but that house fell). That lead to the image of a butterfly; then just butter… but butter that flies. Just letting thoughts flow and link from one to another is a pleasant way to pass time. Much better than thinking why the mood of elections to come; seek positive results by the use of negative… But then I imagine “when pigs fly” and that elephant with the big ears… I look up and know there are better views to seek.
New vision for 2020
Entering my 64th year, I found I need to decide if 2020 would be a year to view as life left to fill-up…. or life just left to fill. I find myself thinking to overflowing my cup… as long as I look at things with 2020 insight.
Years ago at a bowling alley a man was bragging about how well he knew the owner of the lanes; in fact he was was using the owner’s ball. He then picked up the generic house ball that everyone at the lane had access to. It is good to see things as they are…
Reactions…
I like to think I will always take the “high ground” but in truth I do not. I look back and celebrate the times and moments I did not “counter-punch” when other’s sought to provoke me. I look back with a certain sadness when I took the “low path”. It is a choice…
In 100 years…
The longer I exist on this planet the more I become aware that “what is unthinkable today” can become thinkable. Who would have thought putting little wheels on suitcases would be worthwhile?
There are things that are “thinkable”… we can be warned over and over about the dangers of “smoking” yet people try it and get hooked everyday. Perhaps it’s just part of being human.
I typed on a 111 year old typewriter; knowing it would be a slow and frustrating process but I did it anyway. It helps me reflect when I make that that extra effort:
Keep learning…
I am in year 3 of my return to league bowling. I have come full circle trying expensive balls, shoes and glows and now find success using a cheap plastic ball. Last week I bowled a 79 with the cheap ball… but instead of getting frustrated… I just adjusted. Then I bowled a 202 followed by a 199, still using the low end plastic ball. I learned to trust my self… I first bowled in the 1970’s… I just relaxed and bowled. I had learned something knew… trust one self… believe in your experience and skills… something I should have learned long ago but I just learned. Which goes to show what can happen if you keep learning and trying new things… even when its a old self.
