Cleaning out the closet.......

            No no.. Not that kind of closet!   Ever notice a lot of
my posts have misleading titles.  I don't do it on purpose it
just seems to work out that way.   Some would say it is a type
of 'click bait' but you must be really bored because your already
here reading this so what would be the point.
           The other day I was about to take a picture with my
phone and a message popped up saying 'not enough room or
memory for this picture' .  This got me to wondering if my
brain has that same feature.  If not, maybe that's why I seem
to forget something every time I have a new thought or idea.
Makes sense that one replaces the other.  So as I was deleting
a bunch of pictures on my phone to make room,  I decided it may
be a good idea to do the same with my brain.   So here's a few
thoughts, likes and dislikes, and memories that I feel comfortable
enough to let go without causing me any lasting grief.

Dislikes...
Dish towel hanging on oven door.   (knock it off a doz times a day)
Really distinctive eye brows drawn on women
Grass clippings carried into house on shoes
Blind people..(Not sight impaired.. but people who refuse to see)
okra
Braggarts
eye brow piercings (look way too painful)
lately.. my own intolerance
and lastly.. the feeling of hate.(it's new to me, maybe i'll get used to it.)

Likes..
Hominy  (How could people not like this ?)
Low lying fog in the valley in the mornings..  (lake like effect)
Honest people.  (even when I disagree with them)
Internet.. The ability to go back in time whether it be music,
                pictures, places you never had the chance to visit or
                renewing past friendships.
Inner peace..  Struggling a bit with this lately but I'm working on it.
New socks...
Dream free nights..
That split second after a summer rain when the sun comes out....

Thoughts..
I hate the turmoil that the world is in today.  I hate that the lying and
name calling has become acceptable if not promoted.  I hate that
people are becoming merely echo boards for the people who lead
them like herded cattle into their little cubicles to help promote their
greedy endeavors.  But mostly I hate that 'We the people' march blindly
into the trap without thinking for ourselves.  We simply choose a side
and follow blindly.   We've relinquished our minds.
I posted earlier that Hate was new to me.. I meant hate of fellow man.
There is a difference I think.

Getting back to the inner peace thing..  It's not easy in today's world but
after reviewing my life and weighing the good against the bad I've
come to the conclusion that 'It is what it is'  I hope the good I brought
into people's lives outweighs the grief I've caused.  I know that except
for a few defiant instances I've always tried my best.  Of course as we
grow older we all seem to seek ways to enhance our chances of eternal
happiness either through kind gestures or religious followings.  (I call it
cramming for exams)  lol    I decided I'm going to let the cards fall where
they may.   I'm satisfied with the way I lived my life and I'm very thankful
for the many blessings that have occurred.   Would I have changed some
things?  Undoubtedly. But I am also aware that things happen for a reason
and that powers much higher than myself are much more capable of making
those decisions.  My self pleasing changes would do nothing but muddy
up the water.  I might have what some call a strange view of what a true
Christian should be, but It has worked for me and I'm putting my trust in
that being enough to pull me through here and in the afterlife with a clear
conscience.   After all .. we talk daily and I think we understand each other..