A Fine How Do You Do

I am sitting here trying to decide on a topic for my first post; after all, it is an important entry. There are two clichés that support this theory – 1) You only have one chance to make a first impression and 2) Everyone remembers their first time. Anyway, as I do this I glance at a saved page of my quote-a-day calendar that is dangling from my overloaded magnetic board. It says “A finished person is a boring person.” – Anna Quindlen. I’ve heard something similar; that version was “As long as you’re green you’ll grow; it’s when you’re ripe that you rot.” We are all works in progress and should relish that state. Everyday is an opportunity to become more than we are. Many times in response to something new, my mother will start with “Back in my day blah, blah, blah.” Well, as long as I am alive, it will be in my day! Learning keeps your mind young; therefore, I will never be old – wrinkly as hell, maybe, but never old. So, don’t close yourself off from personal growth with the excuse that you are “finished” or “ripened”. As soon as you do that you will become less than your potential.