Is it getting old?

On the way to work this morning, I was thinking about Jawana's job. From what I've seen, and what she was telling me yesterday, I gather it's quite repetitive work. Having to go through large bins filled with letters and magazines, then sort them and place them into the correct mail slot. Then I guess once she's sorted it all, she has to go back through and pull it all out in order. I'm not sure I could handle that too long: the same thing, over and over, day in, day out. That would get old quickly. Maybe that's why they go postal. Hmmm. . . . maybe we'd better work harder on finding her a new job. LOL

I'll tell you what's not getting old though, is dating her. I'm sure it seems like my blog has become estrogen laden and mega mushy, but really, I am just amazed at how well things are going. Of course we've had some arguments and disagreements, but in the end, I'm totally happy being with her. I can only hope, she's happy being with me.

The People You Influence
I was talking to a friend yesterday, whom I haven't seen or really conversed with in years. He was saying that he noticed how both I and another mutual friend live our lives quite differently from pretty much everyone else he's ever known. He also made mention of how much he respected the patience I have, and the things I've accomplished in life so far.

For me, it was totally awesome and reaffirming to hear that. Oddly, this topic was touched on in Sunday school last week: "Living your life as an example to others in everything you do." I try and do my best to be a good "role model", if you can call it that. by watching what I do and say at all times so that people can see, when you do the right things, it makes a difference in you life.

As I told him, it all revolves around trying my best to do what is right. By being patient and not rushing into things, it enables one to better understand the pros and cons of all situations. It's about maturity. And, most importantly to me, it's about minimizing drama as much as possible. Because, life is complicated enough without adding self-induced stupidity related drama.

You have to pick your battles. When confronted with a situation, I always ask myself a series of questions such as, "Does this really matter?", "What are the long term consequences of action A or action B?", "Is this ethical?" etc. By putting rational thought into all decision making up front, it allows us to make better decisions, which are not influenced by emotion. Making decisions based on emotions generally leads to poor decisions, and that's what I try and avoid as much as possible.