I am so happy to finally be starting this chapter of my life. My teens were hard, my twenties were hard, my thirties were better… still hard! Now I’m forty-something, I’m older, I’m wiser and I’m fed up with hard! From now on, I’m doing what I want, when I want and every day is going to be a party!
Wouldn’t that be nice! I almost convinced myself just then, HA! If only we really had that much control over how our days, months and years roll out! Oh well, let’s not focus on what we can’t control and get to work on what we can control. Let’s make the best of everyday, life is short, we need lots of good memories so that when we are too old to do much anymore… we have plenty to escape into and pass the time.
A quick little note about me, I’m 44 years old, married 24 years this November. We have a Son and Daughter that left home soon after graduating High School. I work full-time, or I should say, I work all the time. I’m one of those people who just cannot seem to find balance in my life. I love to always be going and doing. I love to try new things, visit new places and although I am socially awkward, I love to talk and tell stories! I have a GIANT bucket list and a story or advice for just about everything! I can’t say any of my advice will be the most appropriate for your situation or even good, but, it’ll be entertaining at the very least! I try to be bold and honest all the time. I don’t like to guess at how people are feeling or what they want. Just tell me and I’ll tell you. Let’s be straight with one another, save all the time that’s usually wasted on pleasantries and spared feelings.
Everyone is welcome in my life as long as they don’t bring me down. I like to stay positive, again, life is short. Something I’ll just put out there right away, I consider myself Libertarian/conservative-esque. I hate to say that out loud because I’m convinced most people are completely confused about what that means, I think we are the ones being forced into the closet now! I won’t spend a lot of time going on about how badly I’ve been treated by supposed friends and family since the election. And, before I end up on a political soapbox, I’ll just say… My vote wasn’t against anyone. It was for the least of all evils and closest to what I believe is the right way to proceed with our law and order. I have a right to make my own choices and have my own opinion as much as anyone else.
I don’t think we have a right to complain about how things are if we do not participate in the process of voting. I also don’t think we have a right to participate in voting if, we aren’t contributing what we are able to contribute. I know that’s different for different people and I don’t have a scale or a guide-book for it. I just do my part to the best of my ability and I participate in choosing the people who ultimately end up with control over my contribution. In my lifetime, I’ve never been able to agree with a single person 100%… not a shocker that I can’t agree with thousands or millions! I can compromise, I don’t think I have an opinion that couldn’t be changed if the facts made sense. Being stubborn only ends up making you look like a fool. Let’s all just keep our minds open and our feet, out of our mouth. Don’t hate, don’t judge without all the facts, don’t assume you’ve read or heard about all the facts on TV and the internet.
Know that there is some truth to the saying, “birds of a feather” then stay out of keeping to any particular kind of flock! Diversity makes us better. Experience all the variety you can manage. You can’t do that being in the same places, with the same people, doing the same things, all the time. Deep down, we all want the same things; happiness, love, acceptance and freedom. We all just have different ideas about how to pursue it according to our individual experiences in life. If you get to know me, and I hope you will, I think you’ll be surprised at how much we can agree on.
With love and open arms, Lisa
Lisa Fox 