Mellowing

Since I have been a 70 Something Woman, probably even a 60 Something Woman, I have been changing.  And I think that is a good thing, for me change is growth.  I know longer know what is absolutely right and what is absolutely wrong.  There is no longer pure black and pure white, there are many, many shades of gray.  Sometimes I miss that younger woman who had such definate, absolute ideas.  But there is something much kinder, more understanding and more forgiving in the woman I am today.  I try to not to use the words always and never, and I find the people who use these words a lot tend to be pretty close minded.  Pay attention the next time you hear someone say something like "I Never blah blah, and You Always blah blah".
These are people who are not learning, they are not even open to learning or considering new ideas.  For some reason they have completely closed their minds, and that is a shame.  To me it also an indication that they are either very young or very old.  It might be o.k. if they are very young, because they still have time to learn, but if they are over 60 years old and still saying "I Never and You Always" then I would suggest you limit the amount of time spent in their company, they are very likely toxic to you and worse to themselves, as at least you can leave, unfortunately they are stuck with themselves.  It has been a very snowy day here and I didn't get of the house, and even that is o.k. I spent the day with wonderful people and all the comforts that a real home provide.  And tonight on my gratitude list that is one of mine............Until Tomorrow

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011...............11:51p.m.