THE EXECUTION (DEATH) OF MY MINDSET

(sigh)

All right. Here it is.
(deep, deep sigh) I no longer am the ultra-conservative, anally organized, overly cautious, detail-oriented person I once was. After much personal introspection, I have witnessed the execution of my mindset. Thank you, Chet.
Those of you who have known me for a long time have seen the change. Those of you who have known me a short while have most likely seen me in transition. Those of you who don't know me at all except through this blog probably would like me better the way I am today rather than the way I was a year ago.
I am much more "inspired" by people's personal lifestyles (I can hear you laughing, John!), am intrigued by viewpoints not my own (ask Ken), am looking long and hard at what I want and what I need to do to achieve it (thanks to Betty), am learning to understand a simpler way of life (via Jim), have learned to laugh and laugh and laugh (you know it, Du) and just generally have mutinied against the old me.
I PERSONALLY like me better today than the way I was. I worried myself to death before. Now I don't really care. And that's NOT a bad thing. I still care about the important stuff, but it no longer drives me to the brink if the car is not inspected by the last day of the required month, nor am I going to throw myself off a cliff if the house doesn't get cleaned on a specific day. In fact, you should SEE the dust bunnies here! I AM SO VERY PROUD OF THEM BECAUSE IT TELLS ME I HAVE LET THAT NEAR OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVENESS GO!!!!! I am in dust bunny heaven! They flit around my feet, scoot in front of me from room to room, hide seductively in the corners til disturbed. They represent a mindset gone bye-bye.
And I am content.
(sigh)