Dance of Gratitude » Food http://danceofgratitude.com Self-exploration with a touch of spirituality Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:32:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Trying New Things http://danceofgratitude.com/trying-new-things http://danceofgratitude.com/trying-new-things#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:28:31 +0000 Siri http://localhost/?p=12 I thrive on novelty. When at a restaurant, I’m always ready to say “Pass me that blobby stuff.” If I don’t like a dish, I figure I’ve learned from the experience. As carefree as I am at applying this “try new things” philosophy to foods and other trivial matters, I’m painfully cautious when it comes to more serious matters in my life. Should I apply for that job? What if I’m stuck with a horrible boss? What if I hate the work? I’m much less adventurous with bigger aspects of my life because if they don’t work out I tend to see them as failures. Maybe it’s time to take a lesson from the “blobby stuff” and realize all the decisions in my life require me to take a big bite out of the unknown.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.Thomas Edison

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“When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat.”
Mark Twain

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