Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Been a while
Okay, been a while since I've been on this Blogger blog of mine! And in the interim, my interests, my opinions, my life, have all pretty radically changed. In my opinion, it takes a pretty big person to admit they've changed, and with that in mind I hereby admit changes, LOL. As you can see, I've got a website as well, and have posted a few of the website posts here. Not sure why, really--probably out of a desire to keep my Blogger current.
Now, those changes I mentioned--in recent months I have grown a much thicker skin than I once had, and this new skin of mine feels pretty damned good. I have re-evaluated so much of my life, and so many of my previously-held beliefs and ideas and opinions, that it sometimes seems as if I am once again the person I was in my youth--headstrong, opinionated, and more than willing to stick up for myself. Feels pretty good, actually.
What this means--my political loyalties are no longer set in stone; my religious beliefs are open to exploration; my intellectual life is once more strong and hungry. I have newfound determination (based as I mentioned on the determination I had as a twenty-something), and this will, I believe, lead only to good things.
Lest I be accused of a desire to live in the past, or of a middle-aged hunger for my wild days, I will state that nothing could be further from the truth. I have no desire to re-live my life, nor to be one of those sad, aging women who refuse to believe they're now in their 40s. I have regained the idealism I once had, regained the lust for life I once had, and that, coupled with the experience of a maturing woman, can only be good.
Now, those changes I mentioned--in recent months I have grown a much thicker skin than I once had, and this new skin of mine feels pretty damned good. I have re-evaluated so much of my life, and so many of my previously-held beliefs and ideas and opinions, that it sometimes seems as if I am once again the person I was in my youth--headstrong, opinionated, and more than willing to stick up for myself. Feels pretty good, actually.
What this means--my political loyalties are no longer set in stone; my religious beliefs are open to exploration; my intellectual life is once more strong and hungry. I have newfound determination (based as I mentioned on the determination I had as a twenty-something), and this will, I believe, lead only to good things.
Lest I be accused of a desire to live in the past, or of a middle-aged hunger for my wild days, I will state that nothing could be further from the truth. I have no desire to re-live my life, nor to be one of those sad, aging women who refuse to believe they're now in their 40s. I have regained the idealism I once had, regained the lust for life I once had, and that, coupled with the experience of a maturing woman, can only be good.
