Pontification personified perfectly

I hope I'm not coming across as preachy or anything similar, I figure it's my blog and I can cry or, not cry such as it is, if I want to. And I have warned you that I will be all over the place with this little exercise in putting words to my thoughts. I'm not trying to convert anyone to anything, just saying my peace...I have many moving targets and it seems that each story, anecdote and musing begets another...or seven. Tangential thinking is what comes to mind...most times I can bring it back to the original point that I started off with in my head, for the other times....oooops

I say this only because I was going to start with a song lyric and it dawned on me that it might come across that I am telling you how to live your life. Well, for sure I am not, I'm not even qualified to tell myself how to live my life so why would I think I could presume to tell you....get over it will ya ;) The title above should have a tongue in cheek emoji...just saying.

From The Trews 

"on a night like this life could change you with a kiss

if you don't second guess, and you go with it"

I had a version of that line on my dating profile because I like the imagery it presents and it seems to fit with the way I approach things in life, that whole genuine and authentic thing that I am so fond of, not to mention the fact that I also believe you have to be willing to take that step and risk getting pummelled to find your heart. Scary shit my friends.

In the spirit of honesty this was never my default position, I had to grow into this mind set and it wasn't always easy. It's easier not to look up, to not take that risk, to not be vulnerable, but when I do a whole new world of possibilities opens up in front of me. Taking those baby steps when I was younger allowed me to open up a few businesses over time, leave the confines of my home and move to the East Coast, fall in love, fall out of love, fall in love again...and so on, weaving that tapestry stitch by stitch, knowing that tomorrow will be another few stitches. It never ends, or it shouldn't is what I should say. Keep living and growing with eyes wide open...get to that finish line smiling, full of memories and with no regrets.

Preachy? Dough eyed? Naive? Possibly, but I don't actually care. It's my voice talking to me...not you. I don't even tell my kids what to do in specific terms unless I am teaching them some manners or something similar. I want them to be themselves so who am I to tell them they should do this or that...no. I'm here for guidance, support and tom foolery. And a good tickle fight, even though they profess to be too old for that these days.

Insert any number of quotes here to finish it off....why don't you post yours?

Ciao
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