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“It’s just the way I am,” tends to show a few things as I can understand wanting to give that as a response for some things in my life. If someone were to ask me why I think so much and analyse things to an almost endless degree, I may give that kind of response at times. Usually it would be out of frustration or fear of trying to dig deeper into myself. We are born with certain abilities. Not everyone can play golf like Tiger Woods or have the business sense that Warren Buffett has. Granted there was some work to develop the skill to the extent they have, but there was also some talent and desire to work on it, too. Some things come more easily than others, and thus we may choose to develop those earlier. Another factor is to consider what was the initial motivation for doing something.

Why do I seem to know a ton of stuff? Part of it comes from growing up that I saw knowledgeable people and was, “Hey, I’d like to be like that,” or “That was cool to have those answers,” which may have skewed my development. I do get that I may have a rather high degree of value on knowledge compared to most people, but I can accept that about myself. Much like I accept that I can be sensitive and come to tears easily in many situations. I may start to become less stubborn, which may be a relief to some but may vex others in my life.

I just noticed that nowhere in the lesson is the word, “Dating,” that seems strange to me in a sense. My parents did play a bit of a role in terms of how I view dating as while they didn’t divorce, I didn’t see them as a happy couple which may have contributed some to my lack of desire to date in my life. I suppose I could analyze for months what I got out of my childhood, but I’d question the value of that. I am where I am now, and in a strange way still have similar options that I had years ago when I moved to Seattle. What do I want to do? What do I want to be when I grow up? Those are interesting questions that while for some they are easy, they just aren’t that way for me. I think I’ve spewed out enough for a comment here, though maybe we could discuss this some more Ed.