Never shut up

Things That Went Right Today:

1) Going out to a motorcycle stunt show tonight! Should be really fun.
2) California omelet. Great way to start the day.
3) Antique shopping with my daughter this afternoon.

Ok I admit it...I may have a slight tendency to talk too much. Actually to be more accurate, I rarely shut up. My emotions spill out in words. Everything I know and believe I long to share. I even THINK out loud for goodness sake. I am not alone in this affliction however. It seems to be a rather common female trait. Many women (and some men too) out there are just like me. We just simply love to talk. Need conversation almost as much as eating or breathing. In fact, my son came home from cub scouts one day to inform me that the native american symbol for "noise" was a picture of three women talking. He found this hilarious for some reason. Energetic, extroverted, type 'A' women such as myself have been known to take this natural inborn drive to impressive levels. I have been known to yammer out full paragraphs without taking a breath. It's a skill acquired from years of practice.

In my defense, I am also a good listener. I genuinely love people. Interacting with them and learning from them. I will drop everything if a friend needs to chat. Connecting with others is typically the primary objective of my speech. But even still I have come to realize in recent years that I could stand to channel my incessant babbling. Find a healthy outlet for my insatiable desire to express myself. First I discovered texting. This was going fine for awhile until I realized that it could get rather expensive and also a tad annoying to the recipients if not kept in check. Solution? I guess I COULD learn to be quiet. There is merit in this. It is often in tranquil silence that we find our centers and connect with more ethereal things. OR I could keep right on talking, but just not out loud. Eureka!!! The beauty of the blog! I wonder how many relationships have been improved by people having someplace to vent besides chattering endlessly to their significant others? I wonder how much brilliance has been discovered when folks have the opportunity to explore ideas openly. How many outwardly reserved individuals have found a place to let their voices be heard. I am thankful this day for my blog. For a place to talk and talk and talk to my heart's content and never have to shut up! And I'm thankful for those of you who "listen." Thank you my friends.