You Don't Like Something? Take Away The Power [and that's your ATTENTION]

 

NEGATIVITY seems to be all over the place these days.  NOT because we liked OR embraced it BUT in numerous situations, we are unconsciously embracing it.  Let's tackle hatred.  Let's say you hate spiders and IF you knew there was a black widow in your bedroom, would it be easy for you to just forget it and fall asleep?  YES, sadly, by its very nature, hatred is all about focused attention.  You and me may NOT be tagged as 'negative' persons but again, one of our human frailties is hatred itself.  WHEN you experience it, your feeling tends to get focused on that singular person, place OR thing that you hate.  Unfortunately, anger and envy are closest by affinity with hatred itself as they all share the same characteristic.  Hate something and your attention will stick to it like lint to a sweater, much more than like a leech.  People WHO hate their ex-boss or ex-partner so often appear incapable of speaking anything else📗📙📘

Let's pick our brains here a bit.  WHAT is the natural consequence of hating someone OR something?  Sadly, the unsaid goal of hatred is to dominate, destroy, subdue, overpower, name it.  And WHEN hatred is acutely felt, it can manifest that single-minded purpose WHEREIN we CAN'T casually OR passively hate because WHEN we hate, we hate fully and completely.  And in order for hatred to be acted on, it will tend to consume a big chunk of our own self, that's our attention💚💛💜

Hey dude, if you're committing the worst crime to your own self, it is to allow and accomodate your least favorite influencer OR your least like ex-boss OR your ex-partner OR your ex-best friend, living right within you RENT-FREE, whew!!!  Of course, it is but natural to get annoyed even with people we barely [OR DON'T even] know at all.   BUT again there's an ocean of a difference between NOT liking someone and letting that feeling snowball into that misplaced full-blown obsession that messes with your well-being.  For example, seeing a reality TV villain should NOT trigger you to end up stalking their Instagram reels till 2am❌❌❌

The thing is, WHEN someone rubs you the wrong way, you should be able to feel those feelings and move on.  I have to admit that I've been through those kinds of acid tests and even WHEN I was teetering to pick up the challenge, [thankfully] more often I managed to [sternly] prevail reminding myself  that I got to CHOOSE MY BATTLES.  BUT I do agree that that is easier said than done, WHICH explains WHY many of us find it easier to focus on their flaws than to do the more challenging work of processing those vulnerable emotions.  Even though a good rant might feel like exactly WHAT you need in that HEAT OF THE MOMENT, you DON'T want your hatred to mess with your mental health and HOW you live your life.  Nothing is more important!!!

Our takeaway:  A practical [BUT not so easy advice] I heard many times, WHEN you feel that wave of negativity rolling in, JUST BREATHE.  And that if you want to give deep breathing a shot, experts tell us that it can activate our so called 'parasympathetic nervous system', that part of our autonomic nervous system that tells our body to calm down.  Then, that makes them the 'perfect tools' to use WHENEVER that 'all-consuming' stress hijacks our body [and sometimes our soul.  Our fix: IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING, NO PROBLEM, TAKE AWAY THE POWER [and that's TAKING AWAY YOUR ATTENTION]😡😡😡

Why Do We Procrastinate?

 

If you've ever put off an important task by, say alphabetizing your drawer contents, it WON'T be fair to describe yourself as lazy, right?  After all, alphabetizing requires focus + effort and WHO knows, you went that extra mile to wipe down each item before putting it back.  And it's NOT like you're hanging out with friends OR glued in a non-stop Netflix movie streaming.  So, definitely, that's NOT laziness.  BUT that's one example of PROCRASTINATION.  BUT WHY DO WE PROCRASTINATE???

There was this recent experiment @Harvard WHERE the respondents were asked on something that really interests at all, that is, about SAVING MONEY and NOT a surprise, off hand, 79% [8 out of 10] agreed that they should be saving.  And WHEN they were asked if they want to enroll in a company plan that will deposit 2% of their salary to a savings account, 77% agreed BUT when asked if it can be done as soon as possible, voila, only 30% agreed!@#$%?  There you go.  Same idea.  Same plan.  Same benefits.  The only difference was the timing and there's that huge gap💥💥💥

That small, tiny-whiny adjustment revealed something big.  That is, we DON'T seem to make rational decisions four our future.  Similar studies have been done with good habits even like exercising and even some wellness activities.  The thing is, by default, we humans generally PROCRASTINATE even WHEN we know it hurts us.  WHY this happens and WHAT can we do to pre-empt and mitigate this recurring tendency for us to put off things instead of rolling up our sleeves and take concrete steps.  Again, we tend to circle back to our PROCRASTINATION dilemma😌😌😌

Psychologists tell us that PROCRASTINATION is no less than a behavioral issue.  Today, we want to watch Netflix movies, eat ice cream and spend some of our extra monies.  BUT come tomorrow, we may opt to write something, like a blog OR a book.  OR we'd like to be fit.  OR increase our own financial savings via some savings options.  So, the conflict arises because "TODAY YOU" and "FUTURE YOU" are not aligned❌❌❌

Our takeaway:  So, it's way beyond reasonable doubt [even from the cynics] that our general lack of consistency over time is due to overvaluing the present compared to the future.  The present is concrete and easy to imagine WHILE the future is abstract and much harder to visualize.  There we go, as to WHY we tend to overvalue the present and its rewards for now.  The thing is, even if the future benefits are greater, we tend to prefer the present ones simply because we can picture them more clearly.  So, WHY DO WE PROCRASTINATE dude???

When CONSISTENCY Gets Knocked Off

 

In our lives, most of us start from quite an even field BUT for the blessed, fortunate OR simply truly blessed [like being born with a silver spoon], they start off with an edge either in sheer intelligence, resource, circumstances OR plain sheer luck.  NOW, here's a giveaway question:  Did those WHO started off with an edge OR disadvantage, did they win the race OR the competitition hands down?  That's a tough call to make because much as the gifted and fortunate ones had that significant headstart, life is generally fair such that as we go through that competition in life, eventually, the laggards will rally and catch up towards the last quarter of the race.  The end result, it's anybody's ballgame📘📙📗

YES, WHATEVER we want to achieve in life, we WON'T become a master unless we demonstrate CONSISTENT behavior and keep training at that discipline.  Experts went through clinical studies and concluded that it takes roughly ten thousand hours of practice to achieve mastery in a field.  Oh Oh Oh, that requires some CONSISTENT behavior and discipline to show up each and everyday and practice.  That whole concept of CONSISTENCY has been coming up for me recently with regard my regular exercises, which a year ago, I managed to follow daily basis with CONSISTENCY.  BUT alas, these past months, I have to admit I'm struggling getting back into the groove of things💥💥💥

So, WHAT's my tough lesson here?  It's that, regardless of my schedules and commitments, I've got to further improve my own discipline in life so that I can regain and take the reins and control of my time all over again.  Because frankly, as I experienced, everytime I stopped my daily exercise, the more it became difficult to get started all over again.  CONSISTENCY helps put structure into our day in WHICH in turn actually makes us more productive and efficient.  YES, quite a tough pill to swallow here BUT simply put, I got to know WHAT I've got to do.  CONSISTENCY is particularly important WHEN we have pre-set milestone targets to be reached and achieved.  It's LIKE we only need about 30 minutes a day to focus on the activity we need to achieve BUT the catch here is that we need to ensure that we get engaged each and everyday for us to keep and retain that momentum.  Imagine a galloping horse WHERE the horseman pulls the strings until the horse loses its momentum???

To help us reinforce our CONSISTENCY, let's pick the brains of the experts here:

• Set REALISTIC GOALS - Initially, set goals that can be achieved easily so that will motivate you before you take the tough ones
• Break down your GOALS into smaller ones
• Create a schedule and STICK TO IT
• Reward yourself even for small milestones
• Be PATIENT BUT be PERSISTENT

Our takeaway:  WHAT else matters besides that CONSISTENCY?  Few foundational things we can rattle off.  HARDWORK [and CONSISTENCY will be knocking on your door often].  MOTIVATION and PASSION come hand-in-hand and they will join forces to be egging you for your CONSISTENCY.  Resilience will drive your CONSISTENCY in overdrive.  Of course, your TIME MANAGEMENT plays a major role in pushing your self-discpline to keep in check your CONSISTENCY as an auspicious start for 2026😁😁😁

Let's 'DUMP' That Chatbot

 

NOT to downplay automation and all the latest galloping advances in AI, chatbots will always remain with its very core.  So, it's NOT correct to turn a whipping boy on technologies given the tons of benefits we all reaped, regardless if you're running your business OR you're a plain consumer like me.  BUT as I stand now, allow me to scream:  Let's 'DUMP' THAT CHATBOT!@#$%?

NOT to stir the hornet's nest, allow me to rattle off a hell lot of benefits we have had with regard CHATBOTS.  From an operations standpoint, significant costs were trimmed via CHATBOTs.  From a CUSTOMER SERVICE perspective, at least 20-30% of the most common concerns would revolve around account/password lockout, delivery slippages, confirmation of logistical information💥💥💥

NOW, NOT to play devil's advocate BUT more for me to vent out HOW was it so far since the past months and years I attempted to leverage on CHATBOTs, it all boils down to CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE and if you and me would feel that we're interacting with a robot [with a limited menu in its interaction], it's a no-brainer you will likely drop that chat, to hell it goes.  WHY?  THAT lack of empathy.  THAT automatic response WHICH does NOT resolve your concern.  THAT excessive time you kept stretching your patience!!!

Obviously, most of us WON'T have the bandwidth to just wantonly redirect our time to any CHATBOX with all those fancy Tom, Dick and Jane names because we want answers and solutions to our concerns, period.  WHAT IF the CHATBOT just throws you in a loop. WHAT IF the CHATBOT just run rings around you.  My 2-cents here.  Before you blow out your head [and patience], consider finding the hotline number, pick it up, place that call pronto😊😊😊

Our takeaway:  Dude, we have enough stress in our daily lives and it's an unacceptable irony that in the midst of a concern you want to get resolved, you end up with a CHATBOT does exacerbate things, whew!@#$%?  Been there, endured it quite many times and at the end of the day, I would rather get through the HOTLINE channel.  And if you happen to be a preferred client and that merchant has a preferred HOTLINE, get through it.  Better still, in private banking, go via your RM [relationship manager].  Let's DUMP THAT CHATBOT, if need be😡😡😡

That 'ART OF DETACHMENT'

 

Is the ART OF DETACHMENT really an art?  Me thinks it is NOT really an art per se BUT it is essentially that practice of LETTING GO.  LETTING GO of WHAT?  Name it, bad habits, unhealthy people, mindsets, insecurities, and even perceptions that tend to sway us towards anxiety instead of optimism.  In the simplest terms, DETACHMENT means me and you should NOT try to change OR blame another BUT instead make the most and best of myself📘📙📗

Nope nope nope, me and you need NOT DETACH ourselves from our emotions, empathy OR vulnerability to live a better life BUT find ways to let go in other areas, setting boundaries to protect our emotional health and removing ourselves from relationships that are NOT deemed beneficial [and more importantly, mutual].  Experts counsel us that the recognized powerful ways to have a good grasp of that ART of DETACHMENT for us to live an unbothered life will help us to connect with our own selves as our narrative of our future [rather being at the backburner]💜💛💚

Verily true, life requires so much from us and if there's a first person to blame, that's our very own selves BUT naturally, we get pulled in, right?  We tend to react [even WHEN it was least warranted].  We would worry [WHEN the question is WHY worry] and we get tempted to control as many things as possible BUT the trap here is that the more we try, the more we fail and eventually the more we lose❎❎❎

The noted Indian philosopher Osho was widely quoted:  DO WHATEVER IS NEEDFUL AND YET REMAIN TRANSCENDENTAL, ALOOF, DETACHED just like a lotus flower in the pond.  To translate this in layman's terms, let us do WHAT we must do BUT let us NOT get lost in it.  Osho goes to expound that to be a lotus, it grows in the mud.  It DOESN'T escape the pond BUT it rises above the water.  And WHAT a surprise to me, Osho says that that lotus flower stays clean even in dirty water.  BUT hold on to your guns because there's more to it.  Its petals repel dirt as water tends to roll off, thus leaving it spotless.  Oh yes, sometimes we do get caught in life's drama [even unnecessary ones]❌❌❌

Our takeaway:  There are just one too many harsh realities in life WHICH we need to grapple with.  You do your work and it becomes your job.  You love someone and their moods control your response to life.  You try, you fail, and then you become a failure.  You succeed and then, you become afraid to lose it.  In the end, we tend to attach to everything, name it, success, people, and even our own thoughts.  YES oh YES, WHEN a 'bad day' hits us, that ruins us.  WHEN we get rejected, it feels LIKE the end-of-the-world, LIKE death.  WHY?  Because philosophers analyzed that it's all because we kind of 'hand over' our own peace to all those stuff we just CAN'T control.  Without mastering that ART of DETACHMENT, it behooves that we remediate and rectify our own shortfalls in life.  Let us NOT look the other way around WHEN the ART of DETACHMENT may even move the needle in our life😃😃😃

Are You Ruling Stress [OR Is It The Other Way Around]

 

Is STRESS our enemy, our nemesis?  Sort of.  And allow me to give a qualified answer.  If you're having a good handle of STRESS, then STRESS is on your side.  BUT IF STRESS is hovering all over you, then, we have a ballgame and that ballgame may run roughshod on you, on us.  The worst misconception about STRESS is that it is the consequence arising from either a problem OR a brewing problem.  BUT in real life, such is NOT the case📗📙📘

A case in point.  If you're jobhunting and you were shortlisted as one of the three final candidates and the next round will need you to host a presentation to senior executives with regard a common agenda set for all the three candidates.  Question is, as you prepare yourself for that presentation, do you consider it as a STRESS OR a challenge?  To quote the 19th century American philosopher William Jones, if you think of it as STRESSFUL, then it undoubtedly will be💥💥💥

Now, with regard jobhunting, generally, those job opportunities do NOT come around every day, NOT even if it's a handyman's job BUT opportunities to feel STRESS do.  There are the daily pressures of daily life itself, those chronic traffic gridlocks you need to endure every time you drive in the metro area OR you're staring at a work deadline that is simply impossible to achieve OR if you have a child with a running fever, WHEN you are lost or confused HOW to prioritize your child without missing out on your work deliverables for that day❎❎❎

And YES, if those stressful samplings are NOT enough, there are much bigger pressures that will lead to more stressful situations.  LIKE marital conflicts, the loss of a job, the demise of a family member OR a close friend and from time to time, we do get caught in a major traumatic event over WHICH we simply DON'T have any contro, such as cyclones, floods, volcanoe eruptions, name it.  Again to cling back to William Jones' sage advice...

ACCEPTANCE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE FIRST STEP TO OVERCOMING THE CONSEQUENCES OF MISFORTUNE.  Call it force majeure.  YES, unfortunately, contemporary life is jam packed with STRESS.  YES, we are warned to cut back on the STRESS in our lives OR face the consequences.  Too bad, STRESS is usually thought of as an enemy BUT frankly, any event, even positive ones [like hosting a party] can be STRESSFUL.  Our takeaway:  MINDSET IS THE KEY.  That will dictate your fate in the midst of STRESS😗😗😗

Life Is A Game Of 'HUMAN ERROR'

Life Is A Game Of 'HUMAN ERROR' BUT WHY?  The common initial reaction is to find and blame  the error on someone.  However, even apparently single events OR errors are due most often to the convergence of multiple contributing factors.  Blaming an individual does NOT change these factors and the same error is likely to recur.  Preventing errors and improving our proactiveness would generally require an approach to modify the conditions that could be contributory or at least causing us with those human errors📘📙📗

The mother of all ironies in life is that errors leading to accidents would easily grab people's attention in no time at all.  The Three Mile Island and The Challenger accidents were right on the breaking news headlines much faster than the speed of sound.  From a psychology perspective, experts tell us that failures caused by errors are preventable BUT from a human standpoint, we often tend to create OR cause mistakes, slips, lapses and even breaches all within the purview of WHAT is always dubbed as 'HUMAN ERROR'💜💛💚

BUT the challenge here is that given the multiplicity of HUMAN ERRORS, experts advise that they require very different approaches if ever we're still nursing hopes to preempt OR avoid HUMAN ERRORS.  BUT there are two schools of thought that are poles apart.  One end tells us that HUMAN ERRORS are the end of it, period.  BUT the growing numbers at the other end tell us that HUMAN ERRORS should be the very start of intentional investigations no less.  BUT deep diving farther, we'll be more surprised💥💥💥

Finding the 'smoking gun' or the very root cause of HUMAN ERROR should be more than just be as another obsession.  Instead, if we'll take the recent tragic Air India crash as an example, the default assumption is that all systems were indeed functioning correctly and arguably, if the whole aircraft can be brought down completely by a single HUMAN ERROR, this is indicative of a much bigger problem with the system itself💧💧💧

Our takeaway:  Taking a few steps backward to have a more meaningful and holistic view of things, I take it that generally, HUMAN ERROR as a cause of some incidents is a probable manifestation of that belief that a system may have been designed as perfect enough and therefore, that leads us to the indisputable likelihood that the underlying root cause is a HUMAN ERROR.  The constant challenge for us is to figure out HOW HUMAN ERRORS can be remediated in such a way that risks of HUMAN ERROR can be best mitigated from hitting us again.  YES indeed, LIFE IS A GAME OF 'HUMAN ERROR'😡😡😡

The Depth & Breadth of Lessons from Steve Jobs

 

If we persist to piggy-back on the the DEPTH and BREADTH OF LESSONS FROM STEVE JOBS, it could take us tons and tons of voluminous stacks of narratives.  BUT as we DON'T have that bandwidth, allow me to quote him for the last time his last words on his deathbed:  I HAVE REACHED THE PINNACLE OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS.  IN THE EYES OF OTHERS, MY LIFE IS THE EPITOME OF SUCCESS.  HOWEVER, APART FROM WORK, I HAVE LITTLE JOY.  IN THE END, WEALTH IS JUST A FACT OF LIFE TO WHICH I AM ACCUSTOMED💚💛💜

Indeed, we all agree that the last words coming from someone on deathbed are the most credible words to hear.  And if it happens that those words are LIFE LESSONS coming from STEVE JOBS, those words should resonate and reverberate across.  In fact, even with a fraction of time, allow me to dissect and hit the nail on its very head by picking up the very core lessons here from STEVE JOBS💚💛💜

In the simplest words, without parsing his words, allow me to highlight here the fact that was just implied by STEVE JOBS.  THAT IS, NO AMOUNT OF SUCCESS AT WORK OR IN BUSINESS CAN COMPENSATE FOR FAILURE IN ONE'S PERSONAL LIFE.  And without digging into the private life of STEVE JOBS, one telling truth here is that, along the way, his health was one of the COLLATERAL DAMAGEs that could have ironically worsened , all because of his successes in his professional life😔😔😔

Nope, NO sirrrrs, I WON'T get into discussing EN TOTO these 21 LIFE LESSONS from STEVE JOBS because this can take us quite some time to wrap up.  In the shortest words, much as we need to earn monies to fill up our rice bowl and lead a life we deserve, doing so at the expense of one's personal life [spelled H-E-A-L-T-H] is the worst irony ever😡😡😡

Our takeaway:  We can turn back and flip 180-degrees all life lessons BUT everything boils down to the fact that at the very core of our personal priorities is NOTHING but a 6-letter word spelled H-E-A-L-T-H, period.  NOT to belittle wealth, for WHATEVER it's worth, wealth is the best thing in life IF and WHEN we are assured that we WON'T get hit in the future with issues relate to HEALTH.  BUT knock on wood, no Superman can give us that blanket immunity to ensure our HEALTH WON'T suffer a hit in the future.  Our lesson?  Let us RESET our priorities with our HEALTH at its very core dude!!!

It's The NEW YEAR! Rip Off That Band-aid Strip!

 

Heard this tete-a-tete in a gathering of close friends.  YOU'RE A VEGAN, AGAIN?  DIDN'T YOU ALREADY TRY THAT?  WHY DON'T YOU JUST EAT NORMALLY, EVERYTHING IN MODERATION?Our common and recurring issue?  BAND-AID strips are our most favorite QUICK FIX formula until that QUICK FIX is left as such, defaulting as the final fix.  Seriously?  To be honest, I was guilty of that too in the past BUT I thought being indecisive is NOT part of the final fix after all😡😡😡

WHEN a new year [it could either be a calendar OR financial year] kicks in for a giant organization, it's normal to expect reorganizations OR restructurings, as the SLT [senior leadership teams] never sleep on their laurels BUT instead, they keep moving the goal posts, with revenue and EBIT [Earnings Before Income Tax] targets are pushed up and expectedly, for everyone to toe the line.  WHY do they do that?  Precisely because they RIP OFF that band-aid strip[because that was a QUICK FIX, probably]💥💥💥

Drawing the parallelism to our daily lives, many things WHICH appear to be acceptable QUICK FIXES today would have outlived its effectiveness.  YES, yesterday's FAD might have been that useful at that point in time and only for a period of time.  And that might be just fine [then].  BUT for something to be a great success, it DOESN'T have to last forever.  And that's the disconnect some of us are guilty of [YES, I was guilty of it a zillion times before]❎❎❎

So, WHAT's our challenge at hand?  It is NOT thinking of any solution as a CURE-ALL in the first place.  Because WHEN we think of something as a panacea, we tend to ignore the weaknesses and negative side effects.  And then, eventually, WHEN the inevitable flaws are exposed, we tend to lose faith in that solution completely. sometimes leading us to discount any value it provided us then. Sounds familiar???

Our takeaway:  The mother of all ironies is that WHEN a QUICK FIX we applied before looses its luster [OR effectiveness], we eventually lose faith in that QUICK FIX WHICH was the best solution then.  BUT then situations change, people change, circumstances change.  And let us NOT forget WHEN WHAT we applied then was a QUICK FIX, a stop-gap countermeasure.  YES YES yowww, it's the NEW YEAR.  RIP OFF THAT BAND-AID STRIP!!!

Our Life-long 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' Rides!

 

Can I make one small request for now:  That our last thread for this 2025 should be lighter and less serious please?  On that note, allow me to share EN TOTO the Quora.com post by Richard Strachan:  My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks.  As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us that "Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super."On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed this well-dressed and rather Arabic-looking woman hadn't moved a muscle. "Perhaps you didn't hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your trazy-poo, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground."She calmly turned her head and said, "In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one."  To which (I swear) the flight attendant replied, without missing a beat, "Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I'm called a Queen, so I outrank you.  Tray-up, Bitch."💚💛💜

A small lesson here:  You can be the head of family in your household OR the CEO of your organization BUT out there, we have a level playing field.  We are all and will remain EQUALs in life.  No favorites.  No handicaps. Regardless as to WHERE we are in our social strata, that DOESN'T matter at all because WHAT matters most and WHAT sets each of us apart is HOW do we steer our lives, HOW do we navigate through the travails and turmoils, HOW do we keep [at the very least] our head above the waters and HOW we remain resilient everytime we end up off-track❌❌❌

YES dude, from another dimension, our LIFE remains akin to the circle.  NO matter WHAT beast you make of yourself OR HOW bright one side is, inevitablythe dark side comes again.  BUT the beauty of the circle is, ROUND WE GO.  Comparing ourselves to the golfers WHO get drenched by the scorching heat of the sun out in the golf course, we are all AT PAR, NO handicaps, NO deprivations, NO differentiations.  And YES, our life is a merry-go-round no less!  Enjoy the ride and get off as you please.  Out there in those merry-go-round amusement parks, we really DON'T understand human nature UNLESS and UNTIL you know WHY a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around and WHY his parents will always wave back.   Those subtle realities in life😌😌😌

YES, those merry-go-round rides, I really loved it despite sometimes those spins made me nauseous and the somewhat 'bumpy' ride left me with a headache.  BUT there was always something magical about those roundabouts that seem to have given me [ALWAYS] that free reign to the imagination.  In retrospect, one could say they conjure up images that extend way beyond the playful to other realities in life.  The bright lights of life welcome us  to the playground of life and takes us to that spin over and over again.  YES, sometimes the spin is bumpy and at other times, smooth enough and as a bonus, it feels like the ride is filled with music.  And YES, we can react in a happy, sad, angry OR fearful manner BUT no matter our reaction, the ride, like life, continues until it's time to get off😡😡😡

Our takeaway:  To sound poetic, if I had my life to live over, I would probably start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall.  And if I were a girl, I'll probably go for more dances and YES, I'd love to ride more merry-go-rounds and pick daisies randomly.  And going back to our shared Quora.com story about that flight attendant, I'll probably be more circumspect and tactful, without assuming that when I'm airborne, I'm the in-flight queen!@#$%^ HAPPY NEW YEAR folks💥💥💥