Remember when your Mother cautioned you to wear clean underwear "just in case"?! I don't know about you but sometimes I ponder what might happen if I never woke up. Admit it... you've all thought about the same thing. The uncertainty of what the future holds is motivation for one to keep things in order. Where did that warped perspective come from? I wonder...
My father was constantly worried about what might happen and finding ways to avoid it. No matter where I was going, Howard always had at least fifteen potential disasters brewing in his mind. Dad would spew a plethora of warnings every time I went anywhere. As a child I couldn't understand where he was coming from. As an adult I realize that he had suddenly lost a daughter at age fourteen. No wonder...
Ethel rarely had anything good to say about anything. Particularly late in her life, Mother thrived on the negative. An avid follower of the news, there was rarely a time when she shared an inspiring story, rather one only heard about the most gruesome of recent events. Most shocking, Ethel didn't think she was a downer, just a realist. Upon reflection, Mother's world completely changed with the great depression. She lost her father, home, and way of life. No wonder...
Like it or not one's upbringing does influence their future perspective. Unwilling to embrace fear and negativity, I choose to focus on what will rather than might happen! I'm fortunate in that my deep set parental rebellion fueled my positive outlook versus negative myopia. Otherwise I'd now be a worrisome doomsayer. No wonder...
Frank's a half empty, I'm a half full. I boldly (and often blindly) go where no man has gone before. On the other hand, Frank methodically evaluates every step he takes. Neither of us are wrong and fortunately, together we seem to be more than right! When we balance our priorities, we succeed. No wonder...
The fact is one should think before one leaps. Tempering optimism with a touch of skepticism is not a bad thing. We all need a little yin and yang. In the end one handles life's challenges the best way one knows how. As I've gotten older it's harder to throw caution to the wind or to remember to wear clean underwear. No wonder... I don't.
