wildaspie

I admit it’s not always easy to keep a positive outlook.

I was disappointed when Today.com’s admins reviewed my blog and decided to change my pay rate.  My initial reaction was to give up and delete my account; fortunately, I know myself well enough to give myself time to ride out that first response and think it over.

I have to admit they were right.  I wasn’t really putting much effort into this blog, and I have to be adult enough to own up to that.  I have children looking to me for a role model, to know how a responsible adult behaves.  And a responsible adult acknowledges when something is hir own fault, instead of laying blame on others.

So, with renewed determination, and mindful of those young eyes always upon me, I am making an effort to do what is right.  What is right is seldom what is easy – but I have long experience with the difficult route, and have never shied away from a challenge before.

And I will not shy away from one now.

And thus begins WildAspie.Today.com v2.0 – the good, the bad, and the odd.

Edit: 2009-01-24

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What is normal?  By strict definition it means average, but what each culture considers average can vary widely; even within a culture many variances from the norm can be acceptable as average.

Personally, I have never had much success being “normal,” but for the most part normalcy isn’t something I seek for myself.  Psychologically, I like my unique perspective on the world; physiologically I have no complaints that I rarely get sick or feel physical pain; emotionally I am pleased to know my feelings are my own and cannot be much affected by external events.

The truth of it is, few individuals are “normal.”  We mostly do what we must to keep our societies running as smoothly as possible, making small concessions of ourselves for the greater good.  “Normal” is simply a word, an ideal against which we measure our deviations for better or worse.