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» paper_turtle - Flexibility

Phil wrote:
In a certain sense, it cannot be nailed down. I wonder if women even are aware of the fact of the mysteriousness of their ways. Maybe they just think of it as some inateness that goes beyond the minds of men?
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Well, I wonder if men realize how strange they sometimes seem to women? LOL When a person looks out at the world he thinks whatever he sees is the norm for everyone. But we all perceive things differently and are apt to feel any way of thinking other than our own is at least a little odd.
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Capriciousness? I change my mind quite often.
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My ex's inability to make up his mind and stick with his decisions was one of the major sources of difficulty in our relationship.
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When my wife was a girl of 13 (She turns 75 this month), when I first met her, she was writing poetry that was way over her head. Where did those thoughts come from? From her own mind, of course; but, she was glomming on to something that was beyond her--that's a mystery.
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I'm not sure that's a uniquely feminine trait. When my son was very small he often said things so very profound they took my breath away. I have no idea where his thoughts came from. I would think he was much too young to be absorbing what he could pick up from adult conversation--and very often what he said seemed to come straight out of the blue.

One day (around age 3) he told me he had been thinking about a question (I think it was what might have existed before the Big Bang). He said he had thought about it until his head hurt. He concluded: some questions had no answers and this lack of answers was a very good thing because it teaches a person to stretch their minds and then let go.

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle