Long Time No Post

Well, it has been a long time since I've posted anything.  In looking back at posts from previous years I shared things just to share them.  I didn't care whether people read or not.  Other times I asked for feedback or random questions.  As such, I'm just going to post stuff randomly.  Feedback or not doesn't really matter to me.

Today as I was at work I was thinking, why don't they have vegetable pasta?  It would be healthier and I'd imagine the flavors would be unique.  So I came home and did a search.  Surprise, it exists.  I'm not a huge health nut, but something like that sparks my interest.  Unfortunately, they do not sell it within 120 miles of where I live.  Considering the health conscience people up here, I would think that they would.  Ah well.  Maybe Trader Joe's will have something.

With that aside, the past few weeks have been very interesting.  After attending a wedding, I realized how completely cynical I am.  It came as a great shock.  I consider myself very positive with a touch of reality in there.  However, I realized I have a deep level of cynicism that can be very unhealthy.

I've noticed that as I start hearing something that somebody is saying, at times I have to check myself.  With that I also realized how this has been impacting my ability to interact with people at work.  When, in supervision, I hear a client story I naturally think of the worst.  Not necessarily what the client is going through or why they're acting that way.  I have tended to pass it off as some unchangeable behavior as opposed to a maladaptive way of coping.  This cognitive shift has certainly helped with that.

So far I've been maintaining this new perspective for two weeks.  I hope it sticks.