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November 2009 
Who in your life have you underestimated?
Posted on Oct 13th, 2009
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tara
tara
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 13, 2009:
Have you ever been pleasantly surprised by actions or words from someone
whom you didn't think had it in them?
I see us humans as bundles of potential & capabilities, equipped with maps made of values & beliefs to guide us through our territories. Sometimes values & beliefs have a restricting effect & causes the misperception that one's territory is much smaller than it actually is. Vast spaces of opportunity to become the best version of ourselves are available, albeit sometimes hidden, it is there, up for grabs. We all have it in us.
Attempting to estimate another would be a wild guess at best & judging based on limited perception at worst. Which of course hasn't stopped me from doing both. Still, plenty of room left for surprises. As I choose to see the best in others & possibly had a tendency to overestimate on occasion, my surprises have been of the unpleasant kind. Which on the other hand has taught me to not underestimate the predictability of human stupidity. Now, there's a foolproof pattern if there ever was one. The more interesting aspect is the desire to repeat the pattern. Wherein lies the gratification of doing stupid things over & over I wonder?
Back to the bundles of.. & the question at hand, yes an abundance of pleasant actions & words has come my way from kind, caring people, who open their hearts & share their joy effortlessly. I appreciate how we can deepen & grow, uncovering unknown territory within & letting our light shine for each other. I am in awe of our capacity for love.
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I enjoyed reading your post Tara. Thank you. You reminded me of Einstein's famous quote, “There's only two things I know of that are infinte; the size of the universe and the depth of human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe.”
Tara, I loved reading this post, I had to laugh and shake my head at the same time. Why do we do the crazy things we do? Against all odds, I am trying to erect a scarecrow in my yard that is not only larger than I am, it weighs almost the same and at this point is tired enough to lay down on the grass. I don't blame her, we've been wrasseling for an hour. I'm ready to join her on the grass. I'm going back out with a hammer and a big stick and one of us is going to win, me. I feel that your second paragraph was written for me, one of those from the Universe Messages that slip in when you're not paying attention. Thanks for the break and the Laugh!
xoxo <3 ~d
Hi Bob, thx for stopping by.. yes, the Einstein quote fits my thoughts perfectly : )
sandi, kudo's to your tenacity, your vivid story about wressling with mizz scarecrow cracks me up, what a project! And I'm sure you are gonna win that fight, go girl!
dawn, xoxo <3 right back at ya!