tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post754907188279407225..comments2023-09-15T10:23:11.246-06:00Comments on Reflections from the Shaman's Hut: Standing OutTrent Deerhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168860122958861291noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post-12403444325424099922008-09-30T22:37:00.000-06:002008-09-30T22:37:00.000-06:00The line from the movie got me thinking about how ...The line from the movie got me thinking about how I used to try so hard to fit in when I was younger. I desperately wanted others to like me, so instead of being my authentic self, I tried to be like others around me. This proved to be a total bomb, but it took me a long time to realize that others don't want copies - they're a dime a dozen - and I don't need to be like someone else, I just need to be myself. Oh, the things we do to feel part of the mainstream ...<BR/>I, too, enjoy listening to kids. They are so open and honest about so many things. Without their knowing, they impart such wisdom when they share their perspective. My little friend who lives next door told me this Spring how he needed to find another job because the one he now has doesn't pay the bills. This little guy is 6 years old and already he has the weight of the world upon his little shoulders. What does that tell us? Are his parents conversing about such matters in front of their little one to the point that he becomes so worried about how the family can afford the necessities? Perhaps my little friend's parents need to consider the content of the conversations they're having in front of him...Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685245937708975802noreply@blogger.com