PEELING POTOTOES
Today, while peeling some spuds or potatoes I realized that it was not necessary to peel the skin off completely! My dad always used to say that the goodness of potatoes is mostly in the skin!
Also, fortunately for me, I have had the benefit of being around quite a few compulsive people in my life. My observations from watching people with compulsive tendencies has enabled me to learn a thing or three - I now have come to the realization that making everything perfect does not increase my personal satisfaction about the object produced! So, my mashed potatoes had quite a few peels in but it was still edible!!!!Hey, I think I may have learned something today!!!!!
EAR WIGGLING
Yesterday, my friend Veronique and I went for a walk and I mentioned that my dad used to be able to wiggle his ear and she said that her dad could do that too. Veronique's father was born about the same time as my dad and is Flemish too! Veronique thought that maybe the ear wiggling talent may have been something Belgian boys learned in that era or that possibly genetics are at play!!!
She also mentioned a book she was reading on children who had been adopted. The book mentioned that something like 98 percent of adopted children try to find their natural parents. That reinforces my experience that most people have an innate desire to connect with their roots.
Like mentioned before, "I didn't know who I was until I learned more about where I came from!"
Today, while peeling some spuds or potatoes I realized that it was not necessary to peel the skin off completely! My dad always used to say that the goodness of potatoes is mostly in the skin!
Also, fortunately for me, I have had the benefit of being around quite a few compulsive people in my life. My observations from watching people with compulsive tendencies has enabled me to learn a thing or three - I now have come to the realization that making everything perfect does not increase my personal satisfaction about the object produced! So, my mashed potatoes had quite a few peels in but it was still edible!!!!Hey, I think I may have learned something today!!!!!
EAR WIGGLING
Yesterday, my friend Veronique and I went for a walk and I mentioned that my dad used to be able to wiggle his ear and she said that her dad could do that too. Veronique's father was born about the same time as my dad and is Flemish too! Veronique thought that maybe the ear wiggling talent may have been something Belgian boys learned in that era or that possibly genetics are at play!!!
She also mentioned a book she was reading on children who had been adopted. The book mentioned that something like 98 percent of adopted children try to find their natural parents. That reinforces my experience that most people have an innate desire to connect with their roots.
Like mentioned before, "I didn't know who I was until I learned more about where I came from!"
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