The same

As I grow older, I become less tolerant of the same. Don't get me wrong, there are things that I would never change. Number one is my best friend and partner. She has been the star that has shown the brightest in my adult life. And of course, the rest of my family is key to my happiness and personal and professional success.

Other things I would change in a minute. Although I have only lived in my current house for a short period of time, I would move. Don't get me wrong; I love my house and the location is great. It's just that I'm not ready to "settle down". Luckily my partner feels the same way. Maybe the coast, maybe the mountains. We'll figure it out at some point.

I also find my political views changing. Most would say I am a moderate fiscal conservative. I strongly believe that individuals should be financially independent. That is the way I was raised and that is how I have raised my children. But from a social standpoint I have always been a centralist and some may even consider me a liberal. As time has gone on, I have become more in touch with my social views. Or maybe others have become more  entrenched with their views and it has moved me to become a more aware of my positions.

I'll save a discussion on my employment for another time. What I will say is I have worked a long time for the same company and by almost all measures have been successful. More to come.

So what frustrates me about the same.

When I am told we have to do it this way because we have always done it this way, my blood boils. The first word out of my mouth is "why". Certainly because is not acceptable. Maybe there is a
good reason and I can accept that as long as there is thought involved.

Watching people do the same day after day like any deviation would send them over the edge. For example, there is an employee that I work with that goes to lunch the same time everyday (that's ok) and eats exactly the same thing from the same fast food restaurant everyday. I knew another guy who packed the same lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwich and Oreos every day. EVERYDAY!!

Life has too many choices to be that stuck in the same rut.

Ok, I need to move on for now but I expect to come back to this.