Wisdom ~ Sept. 22, 2011

I know I picked wisdom for my topic today; but change is what I really want to talk about.
I tend to resist change; I like my routines and the comfort of things being they way I expect them to be. While I admit that change is inevitable and we are changing daily, that isn't always easy for me.  So the recent changes to Facebook have caused changes to my usual routine. I don't like that.

The control freak in me though is really enjoying some of these changes.  I can now pick and choose what posts I want to be my top stories. I can pick what posts I want to see from my friends.  And most especially I can pick which posts I don't want in my feed at all.  It may take a little time to go through all of my friends and individually choose which types of post I want to subscribe to, but it is certainly better than some computer program deciding what I might be interested in.

I mean really, did that program think I didn't want to see the posts of my husband or daughter?  Did it really think that posts related to farmville, hatchlings, adventure world or mafia wars was more important than them?  Seriously?  I'm making the best of these changes; how about you?  What are you doing to make the new Facebook fee work for you?

Quotes

Make me strong in spirit,
Courageous in action,
Gentle of heart,

Let me act in wisdom,

Conquer my fear and doubt,
Discover my own hidden gifts,

Meet others with compassion,
Be a source of healing energies,
And face each day with hope and joy.

~ unknown

Perhaps the highest human potential is only realized when we no longer require the world to conform to our fantasies of how it should be. ~ Earon Davis

~ I really liked this quote when I read it this morning.  I had some really wise words to go along with it too . . . somewhere between this morning and this evening those words went away.  Procrastination is not my friend.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. ~ Gandhi

Blog Posts

Why Curiosity is the Way to a Better Life ~ "Life is a constant state of learning. You learn by being curious. When you were a toddler, you learned about the world around you by being curious and getting your hands dirty. Get involved with the society around you and don’t let it tell you what to do all the time. Get on a plane and go somewhere that you’re not comfortable with (where they don’t speak… *gasp* ENGLISH!), and see how they do things."