This post really won't have anything to do with Bollywood or blubber, so if that's a problem for you, you should probably stop reading now.
I have an opinion about pretty much everything, and I am generally not at all hesitant about sharing it. I also have a tendency to accelerate as I wind up. These two traits together can, at times, turn me into a whirling dervish of ideas and opinions. Just today, I went off on some rant or other that ended up involving me quoting W. Edwards Deming, gesticulating wildly, and bleating like a sheep. (Trust me when I tell you that you do not want to know.)
So, given this propensity to run off at the mouth, you would think that I would be more than happy to get unsolicited advice all the time; but, that's actually not the case. Because I recognize the nature of my disease, I try not to be too terribly contagious. However, it can be hard for me to resist giving advice when someone asks for it directly. Today I managed to spout off advice about dealing with your boss, working within the realities in your job, and parenting, and I can't help coming away with the feeling that I might have done more harm than good. That is, of course, never my intention: I try to give thoughtful, reason, meaningful solutions when someone presents me with a problem; however, the reality is that I am a bit of an ideologue in a world where generally pragmatism rules the day. So then I have to ask myself: have I in fact, given sound, realistic advice? Or, have I rather sent people I care about down the path toward a bigger problem?
At this point, I suppose it's a little bit too late to worry about that. Today's fat mouth reality check: once you put it out there, it's there. Even if they don't take your advice in that moment, even if you go back and change your mind later, you've still planted the seed. Now you have to deal with the reality that it just might grow. Here's to hoping for the best...
Breakfast - Almonds
Lunch - Atkins bar and chicken
Dinner – wholly unsatisfying mozzarella cheese balls
Exercise – Jazzercise: I am definitely excited about starting Zumba – I need a change.
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