Where Were The Right Answers When All The Wrong Ones Were Coming At Me
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
by Susan Thom
What made me think the wrong things to do were right, and the right things to do were wrong? Why did others know different? Was it in their character? Their upbringing? Or my choice? How do any of us know for sure if we ware making the right decisions? Most of the time, I suppose we can tell by the quality of one’s life, loves, interests, cars, homes, and interiors. Is the home light and airy, clean and uncluttered, or just the opposite?
I take my time more. I weigh things out. I try to stay calm and balanced. It works for a while until something else pops up that I need to figure out how to handle. I can sit in my own space now, and I was never able to do that before. I had to have help in some matter, it could be talking on the phone, watching tv, going shopping, etc. Something to halfway take my mind off whatever was my problem.
Have I simply been a romantic, and if so, what does that really mean? Let’s go to the Thesaurus: idyllic, imaginative, imaginary, extravagant, and fictitious. And once more for idyllic: simple, pleasing, picturesque, pastoral (tranquil, serene, quiet, restful) and comfortable. These fit me to perfection. I like the simple things in life, I always have. I would rather go to a scenic overview and gaze at the sky, clouds and sun, mountains, and rivers, than go shopping.
I have always told my kids to make me a holiday card and gift rather than buy one. When they did get older and stated buying for me, they knew just what I wanted, and I still have all my gifts from over the years. They knew I would love candles and anything to do with angels and incense and chamomile tea. Pajamas are a big must in my life, and the softer the better, so that made it quite easy for anyone who wanted to give me something I would enjoy.
Aromatherapy anything does a heart good, and smells so calming and peaceful. Are you seeing that I am all of the above? I love that Thesaurus! I like to listen to music and write on my computer. I stay in touch with my 3 kids, and friends I don’t see, but communicate with, and love dearly. The friends I’ve had are the better choices I’ve made in my life, and have been so for over 20 years. So, I’m a romantic, but I wish I had a little common sense thrown in there.
I have made pieces of the puzzle of my life fit when they weren’t in the right place! My imagination wanted all the world had to offer, but I went about it in the wrong way. I realized that when it was too late, or was it? Are we not a sum of all of our experiences? Even the kids I worried so much about through their lives. Some believe we pick our parents from above, so we can learn what we need to learn to move up to the next level. If experience is the best teacher, we all had straight A’s.
I am extravagant in my personality, not my spending. If I feel passionate about something, I will hold strong to my beliefs. If I say I am going to land on the moon, keep an eye on the news. If I told my friends of 20 years that I was going to be the next President, they would reply, "What can I do?" I have used my imagination, extravagance, and honesty to move many mountains that seemed hopeless. And I have used those same characteristics to make the wrong decisions as well.
We can’t talk ourselves into believing things will work out when the key players and circumstances don’t mesh. A lot of pain comes from not making the right choices. Sometimes, it may take years to repair the mistakes we make. We must go the distance, or I believe, we will lose the ability to enjoy this life, and learn for the next. These are only my beliefs. I also believe we will live as many lives as it takes to understand about love, and then we can return to our Heavenly home, and stay there, or be spirit guides.
This is customary of my imagination and idyllic, extravagant and fictitious thoughts. However, I still believe them. Why would we have to go through life if not for a good reason from a loving God? I also have an analytical mind, and I don’t know why life would exist, if not for a purpose. Is that my imagination talking? My extravagance or my simplicity? I don’t know for sure, I just go with whatever feels right at the moment. Luckily, I have gone through circumstances in which I have learned how to make better decisions.
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