I do appeaciate having George Washington slightly behind him giving us the side-eye...

These are just thoughts, and questions I like to ponder from time to time. Perhaps others can benefit from this process too.

I hope so. I truly do, and I look forward to seeing you all in a better future.

...especially those close to me or who perhaps would have been closer now that they are.

These are just thoughts, and question I like to ponder from time to time. Perhaps others can benefit from this process too.

And the options can be just a reset in thinking and points of view, or it can mean taking a step back, or retracing steps and choosing a different path. A path that will lead to a better future for me, and sometimes even more important, for others,

But, when the surprises are less good, or even perhaps bad, now I have things to think about that can mean real meaningful change. These are vital opportunities for real self improvement.

But, when the surprises are less good, or even perhaps bad, now I have things to think about that can mean real meaningful change. These are vital opportunities for real self improvement.

When the surprise is good, that feels great. Perhaps we need more of that, or maybe with some thought, I now have paths available that were unexpected and I had not really considered before now. These are good problems to have, and certainly can be opportunities.

...and I need to remind myself of what I wanted, what is meaningful, and what I have, and perhaps a better path forward would be good.

Sometimes the answers are surprising.

Sometimes the answers are good. I like where I am, who I am, now, better. But sometimes the answers seem less good, or are hard to evaluate. In those cases, perhaps some thought and reflection would help, perhaps I have/had missed something or forgotten something over time,

And finally, when I make these comparisons, what are the results? Does it seem like a good change? Does it make me a better person/human/partner/friend... or even just a more effective contributor to a good society and a better future for everyone?

Do these things still make sense now? What things today that seem important would have made no sense to me then, or seem strange or even irrelevant?

And then... did I like myself better then or now? Did I like how I felt about other people? My view of the world? How did I think others felt about me? What things did I think were good or less good about me, and what was it important to change and improve?

How were things then? What did I think, how did I feel? And then, the real point:

Was it better then or now, for me emotionally, my family, how I felt about the world. What did I care about then and how does that compare to now?

Baron who?

...not Tony Stark.