Thought and Poem – December 30, 2014
It is amazing when we think about it, how our tastes for different things change as we move forward in our lives. And what amazes me even more is that we never lose that desire to taste new things.
We might at one time think that we would love to be able to travel around the world but eventually found we don’t like to leave our homes. We might like a certain fashion today but tomorrow we will be like…really…how did I think I liked this? We might enjoy the work we do to make a living but one day we may wish to try our hands at something different.
There is no end to what we will like today and what we will like tomorrow. Our “taste buds” change with each day that we live. We are influenced by what we see around us and by what others are doing. Yet changes can be viewed as the new roads of experiences that have been mapped out for us and will lead to our being happy or sad, antsy or content.
Changes can build character in us and can mold our individual personalities. This is probably why we can live on a planet with billions of people and like a “thumb” print, each of us is different. I used to think that being different than those around me was not a good thing but as I matured in my thinking as I aged, I realized that being different even when in a crowd can be a good thing. It tells people that you are not afraid to be your own person, have your own feelings and desires and that you don’t hold back from being the person you want to be.
So when I think of all the changes I have gone through in my life, all the different roads I have taken, all the different times I have changed my mind about what I wanted to do, or what my goals would be, all I can say is…”aren’t changes what life is all about?” “Would I have tried my hands at the many opportunities that were open to me if I didn’t dare to dream a little and accept the changes as they came along?
Okay, so I never did master the skills that could have made me more than I am today, where I could have enjoyed more than I have enjoyed in life, but all these changes I have experienced…well…they got me to where I am today…and they totally express who I am today even if I am different then everyone else, I am still…ME!
What about you? Are you one who goes with the flow of those around you…or do you challenge yourself and leap out at the opportunities that come your way each day that allow you to dare to build your life on the chances and changes you make? Share your thoughts with us…Jeanne Claire Probst
Life…
Just when I think I have figured what life is all about?
I get thrown a fast ball and I find I missed it somehow and I strike out.
Who would know life would turn out this way and hand me something different every day?
But even though I have struck out a time or two, in some ways my life has been okay.
I am a “jack of all trades,” even though I am a master of none.
And nothing I have accomplished has turned out perfect, but I have had some fun.
I’ve tried my caring
at many things.
And I used my skills to create the happiness my life did bring.
I used my laughter to laugh off the silly things I have done,
I used my strength to bring me through the battles I have not won.
I used my mind to plan out what I wanted to do,
I used my heart to share the good I received with others like you.
I walked the paths in life that would lead me to the joys I have had,
And I have kept myself from drowning when life for me got a little whacked.
I used any lifeline that friends and family sent my way to get me where I wanted to go,
And I made it to the shore line of a life filled with memories and good people I have known.
So I guess, life is what you make it to be,
And how you try the little things you want to do to set you free,
To enjoy the life that comes your way no matter how many times you feel you struck out,
And to be part of the life around you….I guess this is what life is all about.
Jeanne Claire Probst
