Glasses, boxes, idioms and other nonsensical thoughts…

Glasses, boxes, idioms and other nonsensical thoughts…

I have been told that I have a positive attitude and I see that my glass is half full. This got me to thinking about this idiom and I wondered about that perception. As I pondered this, it occurred to me that perhaps there is no glass at all; therefore, how can I have a glass that is half full? Of course, I prefer to have a half full beer stein instead.

This line of thinking then segued to the idea of thinking outside the box. I imagine that I do think outside the box because I don’t think I have ever been in a metaphorical box. In fact, at this time I wonder if I have ever owned such a box to even have the chance to think within it. Then again, I have felt boxed in before so maybe in those instances I was thinking within a box. This now has me wondering what it is like to think inside a cylinder, a circle, a trash can, a bag, a suitcase, etc.

There are a lot of other idioms that seem to trouble me. The idea that someone can do something hand over fist is perplexing to me. I paused for a moment and moved my hands in such a manner and it seems so unnatural to put one hand over a fist and reverse the order. Try it and tell me what you think. The only time that hand over fist makes any sense to me is when playing rock, paper, scissors, but that is backwards because I hold my fist over my hand and not my hand over my fist.

I also question whether I can see the trees for the forest or the forest for the trees. I wonder what a certified arborist would say about this. And do not forget that there are the leaves, the roots, the bark and all the wonderful colors during the fall season.

I never really put my money where my mouth is because talk is cheap and actions speak louder than words. And sticks and stones can break my bones and words sometimes really do hurt.

Then there is Thoreau’s saying about walking to the beat of a different drummer, which might be an appropriate description for some of my circuitous life wanderings, but with my hearing I am not sure if I can hear the drum beat. And if you have read up to this point, you are probably wondering what message I am trying to drum up with these sentences.

In conclusion, sometimes I do think I can see the silver lining in the dark clouds, but that is probably because I have my head in the clouds.

I hope you have a delightful experience today and every day henceforth.

About fillfreedom

What is there to say about me? I am not sure if I am typical or not, average or not, smart or not, BUT I think I definitely have a sense of humor. I am an aging baby boomer wondering if I have something to say about the world as I see it.