Not sure if I'm up for ...
Published Tuesday, May 02, 2006 by lecram sinun | E-mail this post
... HNT tomorrow. Things have suddenly become pretty hectic at work. If I can scratch something up... I will... if not... I'll lurk.
Under my tree today as I looked across the street at the building I work in, I was thinking about... hmmm... "cultural mindsets". How all of us have acquired different sets of these in our experiences through life. It begins with the family we grew up in... then expanded to the neighborhood we lived in ... to the place (or places) we work in and of course the city we live in.
Phrases like "That's how we do it around here" or "Yup, he's from San Francisco, alright" come from these mindsets. It's a common perception, outlook and sense of values that these mindsets have us project. It's also what gives us a sense of belonging. And when we meet someone new with a similar cultural mindset we will say something like "Oh, she fit right in!" or "He's like part of the family!"
I was just wondering how many of these mindsets which I have acquired over the years and melded into the fabric of me define me today. What I have kept and what I have willingly let go... and what I should have held on to?
Just a thought that spanned the length of a cig.
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