Thoughts on Past Thoughts

Signing in...

Okay, so I realize that I've neglected the blog for the past three days.  I blame life for getting in the way.
My next few blogs will probably be in the form of book reviews/commentaries.  More like commentaries.
Completely changing the subject...

Rhetorical question:  Have you ever had something you want to say, something you practically need to say... not just to a person or a few but to the whole world?  Well, I'm sure you have.  Bad part is when you can't.  Or, I s'pose you could, but is it really a good idea?  It could lead to misjudgments... misunderstandings.
No, I'm not trying to come out of the closet.
People think in so many different ways.  You find people who think very similarly to me, while there's others who think on a completely different plane.  Sometimes I guy's gotta wish that everyone could just think like him for one minute.  To see everything, feel everything, in the way he does.
Life can be hella aggravating at times.
The problem is, you can hope for the best, but the best never happens.   Not in this world.  There's always snags; complications.
Other problem is, you're always growing, you're always learning; gaining wisdom and knowledge.  And in that, you often end up going against your word when your opinion, ideas, or ideals change.  I mean, there are things I said four years ago that I completely disagree with now.  I remember saying to myself (and others) that when I was a parent, I would let my children date as soon as they like.  Well, I s'pose actually that still holds true, but for a completely different reason and within completely different context.  I'm not gonna say anything more bout that thought unless someone asks me to.
There's also plenty of things that I said a year ago, six months ago, three months ago, and even just one month ago that I've altered my views on.  Quite often, it's not a matter of completely opposing what I use to think, but rather, that my thoughts and ideals have changed; rather, evolved.  Often the core idea remains unchanged, but it's the details (important ones often) that change.
Sometimes experiences change my thoughts and values.  Sometimes people do.  Sometimes literature does. (Literature, to me, includes books, music, movies, games, etc.) Sometimes prayer does.  I believe God is always trying to speak to me.  Sometimes I listen.  Sometimes I don't.
I s'pose a good thing to be able to realize is which ideals and values are fast and non-changing and which ones are subject to change.
Example:  I am firmly and unwaveringly against abortion and the use of contraceptives.  (Another subject I'm not gonna touch on further.)  This is something that is unchanging.  On the other hand, my opinion on dating and relationships is ever changing and evolving.  As I gain more experience, watch others, and pray, I continue to develop on my opinions of dating and relationships.  I recently came up with a pretty concrete idea of what I believed about dating, but it's still subject to change and has changed and evolved to some degree since I wrote down my opinions around a month ago. Still the core idea hasn't shifted all too much since I first started forming an opinion five or six years ago. (I'll most likely go into deeper depth on my opinions on dating and relationships in a future blog.)  Anyway, perhaps it's a good idea to make sure that both other as well as yourself realizes when an opinion is likely to change.
Obviously, this whole time I've been avoiding what's truly on my mind and obviously I'm not gonna say what it is.
If you wanted to know, too bad.  If you didn't, well then lucky you.
I've got a lot of things to think on.  Think I'll get to that... or maybe sleeping.  Hah...
Thanks for reading.

...signing out.