The Blue Crayon

Nestled deep within my wallet lives a blue crayon.  It has lived there for years.  I often wondered why I have never taken it out and tossed it over into the large crayon bin that sits in the living room.  Not even sure where it came from.

But it brings me reflection. Reflection on how we find a warm safe place to go when we want to hide away from the rest of the world.  It may not even be a place, it may be just closing our thoughts and opinions away from those around us. 

It is almost a good thing that we have not invented any type of device that can be attached to our forehead to pull out all the honest thoughts, feelings and options we have – especially in regards to folks around us – our circumstances and just how we see our life.

Last night as I visited with a friend, she shared how her daughter talks “deep” talk. I had to smile for she had just heard me ramble in my “deep talk” about various subjects.  Then I showed her The Blue Crayon.   And of course she asked me why I had a lone blue crayon.  My response what it was my inspiration of some profound “deep” reflection of life, but I had yet to find exactly what that was.

So in honor of that conversation and my lone blue crayon – I give you my thoughts on OPINIONS.

The late Steve Jobs said “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”

This truly spurred me on, for we on the most part are a product or we think we are a product of the opinion of others.  Our parents, grandparents, our friends and of course the never ending television – and all the social media floating around us.

When one takes a stand that goes against the flow of others – more times than not we boo and hiss them down.  It all comes down to opinions.  So far today, I will take this stand and my opinion is – I applaud my lone blue crayon – It is an individual in its own right and it is safe and secure in the depth of my wallet.  I myself am safe and secure in my world of my opinions. . . . . .What’s in your wallet? What's Your opinion?