The Love Letters No One Reads

Heard this playing again today and decided I’d write another post or 12.

Maybe it is because I looked at Post Secret and remembered a card someone wrote about the love letters no one reads or at least I think that is what it said.

Can’t tell you because the memory blends with a dozen others from the early days of blogging. Yeah back when I first got back into writing random thoughts upon the page and people weren’t overwhelmed with content.

Back when people used to comment on blogs and it was true social media. It was a different time back then when there was only one kid who called me dad and people who used to read every single thing I wrote.

Back when some goofy guy described me as a crumb and a redneck from Arkansas threatened to bite my neck or something like that.

Both of them are long since gone and I am still here and some of the long time readers still visit even if they don’t speak but it doesn’t matter because we all know when you think of me I am thinking of you or however the phrase goes.

You’re A Spicy Fellow

Boss and I had a brief conversation about kids and I shared some of what is going on in the family including some cool stuff about a nephew and a niece.

He asked me a few questions and I said that I would gladly adopt my oldest nephew’s personality. He is very smart, motivated and won’t let anyone outwork him but what sets him apart is how easy going he is.

That’s not me and I am ok with that because I am who I am but I did laugh when the boss said “you’re a spicy fellow” because it is true, I am.

Though I am comfortable with who I am I am not unaware of certain things and that there are moments where life could be better if I were an easier going guy or so it would seem.

Can’t say if it is accurate because what moves me is likely to be felt deeply. If I like you I probably like you quite a bit and if I dislike you there is a good chance I very much dislike you.

You generally know where you stand with me and I appreciate those who adopt a similar position. I know others like this and I think they find it difficult when they encounter others who they can’t place.

Easier to keep them at arms length or start a fake fight because you don’t miss people when you are angry with them.

If I have learned anything about life it is there are some people who try to leave our lives who show back up for reasons we can’t figure out based upon rational thought.

That may sound crazy to some but it is my experience and if you feel otherwise you are probably wrong. 😉

“Don’t look back, you can never look back”

That is one of my favorite lines from the song. I used to take it literally but that changed during the summer of 2013. Had some experiences that made me think of it differently that I am not sure how to explain.

Maybe it is tied to not being able to step into the same river twice because even though you might stand at the same place the rush of the water and time change it even if you can’t see the changes.

The same can be said of people. In many ways I am more myself than I have ever been yet I have gone through big changes and there are parts and pieces that are very different.