September 9, 2006

  • Further Musings

    I finally fell into to bed at 2 am and all the while my thoughts chased around my brain like a dog chasing her tail. After a few hours of sleep, the train of thought continues, which leads me to believe that I am on the the verge of another mile post on my journey.


    Having pondered the questions of my blog early this morning, I have come to a couple of conclusions. No matter who I am with, on-line or in person…I am pretty much the same. A lot of people I know have a "work" persona and a different persona when on their own time. It amazes me how different they are. The same with some people I have met after knowing them on line. Two entirely different people...night and day. I am the same at work, on line or in any other situation. I am a bit more professional at work, but I am essentially the same.


    I came to the conclusion a long time ago, that I am a non-conformist. I never fit my family's idea of who or what I should be. {I refer to my mama calling me her "special" child, because I was so different from other kids my age!}


    This point was brought home to me not too long ago, as I decided to re-read a book my sister gave me on my 40th birthday. It is called "Dealing with Dragons" and it is actually a young adult book.


    It concerns a Princess who is not typical. She does not look like a "proper" princess, she is pretty yes, but has almost black hair and is very tall. (In this book, proper princesses have golden hair and are small and delicate!) She wants to learn magic, fencing, cooking and Latin, things no self-respecting "proper" princess would want to learn. She doesn't want to marry a prince just because it is "proper" so she runs away!


    She voluntarily becomes a Dragon's Princess and actually saves the day during the course of the book.(Most princesses are caught by dragons and forced to be their princesses until a knight or prince rescues them as is proper!) Not Cimorene, she does not want to be rescued. She does her own thing, so to speak.


    The point of this all thing is my sister wrote a note in my book that says:


    To my Kimmie, who is so like Princess Cimorene!


    She couldn't have paid me a nicer compliment!


    Love and Brightest of Blessings from your not so proper
    Amethyst