Lessons learned

There are certain lessons you learn on the way to stepping out into the clearing from a lifetime of living in the woods. Most of my life I have tried to a lead my life as well as possible without drawing undue attention to myself. I never wanted to do anything that would make anyone think I was different from the norm, be it as a teenager or in my career choice.  Stay with what you know and don't make waves, has always been my mantra, basically.

Now that I have stepped out into the clearing and taken on some challenges that not everyone sees as the same priority, I have found that sometimes you end up with a bulls eye on your back that some people enjoy taking aim at.  I know it just goes with the territory.  Even Jesus had to deal with opposition (no, I am not equating myself in anyway with him) so I know that it is to be expected when you step out into the public domain and risk taking on a major task.

I always felt that when things got down to it, I was a pretty flexible person, an asset that is also important if you are going to expose your ideas to scrutiny.  I'm finding out just how flexible I can be when I have this idea that I think is so great that I think I have examined it from every angle. Then someone shows me the error in my thinking and I am able to let go of my original idea and try something else that proves more workable. I don't have to have my way so to speak.

However, there is one issue I will not let go of and  no one can convince me otherwise.  Even though the experts say the right side of the sheets on the bed should face down, I still say they are wrong. I will always believe that the hem along the side should face down and they are the ones who make the sheets wrong with the top border facing the wrong way. But, on the big issues I'm pretty flexible anyway.