New Beginnings

Just as each day is new to us, so are the times of our life. Our basic needs don't really change, but the way we approach attaining those things changes. Maturity brings with it a certain level of understanding -especially if we have paid any attention to the roadsigns along the way.

The wants and desires of yesterday may become completely disassociated from what is really important to us today. My heartfelt plea to my father at the age of nine and ten was buy me a horse. Today that would be a lovely request granted, but as an adult I know the care and work that is involved with that gift, and having that wish granted is no longer anywhere near my list of priorities.

The one thing that doesn't seem to change is the need for personal relationships , whether trying to find a really close friend, or a relationship that might lead to a long-term commitment and possibly marriage. And the criteria I had as a young girl wanting a young man has changed so much in the past few years that the search has taken on a completely different aspect.

As with anyone who is still trying to find that "certain someone" to fulfill their
life,I'm learning to be more accepting and caring than I might have been in years past. I still have a need to feel I'm the most important person in someone's life, but now realize that to achieve that means giving more of myself.