Reflections

   

     The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues, want everyone in the world to have access to the internet.  That is a grandiose dream and plan, but I hope, within the process of achieving such high endeavors, they take the time to teach people how to be kind to each other. 

     After the election, along with the fact that the sun actually rose the next day and the earth did not quit spinning, I realized that I needed to take some time off from social media.  During this sabbatical from drama, I began to reflect about the past few months.  The clock, that we humans so eloquently measure our days upon the earth with, has consistently ticked off the seconds, minutes, hours and days without the least bit of care as to what we, as the human race, are doing......and that got me to thinking about certain inalienable rights that we grow with, believe to be true and pass on to our offspring......

     The older one gets, the faster time goes by....Mother was right about that one.

     Spending a holiday with someone, other than blood relatives, is a good thing.  Especially if they did not have any blood relatives to celebrate with either.

     Procrastination loves company.  Keeping it as a friend will take away second chances, keep dreams just out of reach and cause one to miss that last conversation with a close friend.

     Do not judge others.  It is said that we are judged by the same measure we judge others with.  Think about that.

     Unless you are making enough money to be on an episode of "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous", learn to live with less and teach your children the same.  Retire in your 30's or 40's, step out of your comfort zone, see the world and meet new people.  No one will remember you because of your living room furniture and big screen TV.

     Live your life.  Take chances.  I've known many people who never stepped outside of the box or put anything unhealthy in their bodies and still died of some nasty disease.  Like it or not, we all have a numbered amount of days, live them like there are only a couple left.

     In a large metropolis, if one has the time, a person could learn a foreign language just by reading the labels in the supermarkets. Aluminum is still aluminum in Spanish. 

     Stretch denim will only stretch so far.