Who Says
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” - M Scott Peck
I was looking through some old pictures laughing and shaking my head at some of the funny things I’ve done. One set of prints was from a time in NYC where me, Sue, Pam and Kye had commandeered a quite large neon traffic cone. The cone went with us everywhere. There are pictures of the cone on our heads, some at Central Park, some in the street, and inside an eatery. It was quite funny and yes people were looking at us funny, and I’m sure they were thinking “that’s not normal.”
Well I was laughing again late last night as I was looking at some pictures I took earlier in the night at Richard & Robins house. There was a little gathering to celebrate Robin’s recent birthday and Richard’s upcoming one next week. So what I was laughing at? I was laughing as some pictures I took of people in “the chair” on the deck. This was no normal chair. It’s a fully functioning old school chair hair dryers like you used to see in the “beauty salons.” Richard found it on the side of the road and put it on the deck. Heck, who am I to say anything when I used to have a full sized Tiki bar in my house. Again, most would say that’s not normal.
So who defines what is normal? After all, isn’t defining normal sort of an exercise in trying to get someone to fit “your” view of normal rather than seeing and accepting them for who and what they are? Sure there are acceptable behaviors and practices relative to certain situations (ya don’t fart in church) that are considered the norm, but I consider those different than what’s normal in my life. To be honest, I really like doing things that go against the norm. I’m the one that responds why not when someone asks why I did something. Call it dancing to the beat of a different drummer, being kinda out there, he’s a little different, or whatever label you like. But it’s me. It’s my view of “normal”. So the next time someone references you in the text of “that’s not normal or something I would do”, take it as a compliment and say thank you. You are being unique and fitting in to your definition of normal.
Action Item – Have fun being “normal” in your own special way. Remember, it is your world and everyone is just passing through your little slice of heaven.
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Lotsa fun was had last night and Richard and Robin’s house. Just the fact that I’m still thinking about it and writing about it this morning speaks volumes.
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” - M Scott Peck
I was looking through some old pictures laughing and shaking my head at some of the funny things I’ve done. One set of prints was from a time in NYC where me, Sue, Pam and Kye had commandeered a quite large neon traffic cone. The cone went with us everywhere. There are pictures of the cone on our heads, some at Central Park, some in the street, and inside an eatery. It was quite funny and yes people were looking at us funny, and I’m sure they were thinking “that’s not normal.”
Well I was laughing again late last night as I was looking at some pictures I took earlier in the night at Richard & Robins house. There was a little gathering to celebrate Robin’s recent birthday and Richard’s upcoming one next week. So what I was laughing at? I was laughing as some pictures I took of people in “the chair” on the deck. This was no normal chair. It’s a fully functioning old school chair hair dryers like you used to see in the “beauty salons.” Richard found it on the side of the road and put it on the deck. Heck, who am I to say anything when I used to have a full sized Tiki bar in my house. Again, most would say that’s not normal.
So who defines what is normal? After all, isn’t defining normal sort of an exercise in trying to get someone to fit “your” view of normal rather than seeing and accepting them for who and what they are? Sure there are acceptable behaviors and practices relative to certain situations (ya don’t fart in church) that are considered the norm, but I consider those different than what’s normal in my life. To be honest, I really like doing things that go against the norm. I’m the one that responds why not when someone asks why I did something. Call it dancing to the beat of a different drummer, being kinda out there, he’s a little different, or whatever label you like. But it’s me. It’s my view of “normal”. So the next time someone references you in the text of “that’s not normal or something I would do”, take it as a compliment and say thank you. You are being unique and fitting in to your definition of normal.
Action Item – Have fun being “normal” in your own special way. Remember, it is your world and everyone is just passing through your little slice of heaven.
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Good Energy
Lotsa fun was had last night and Richard and Robin’s house. Just the fact that I’m still thinking about it and writing about it this morning speaks volumes.
