tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35372798027368884322011-07-07T23:11:10.175-07:00Mandie Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713641483588593863noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537279802736888432.post-70698637927340847852009-06-16T17:53:00.001-07:002009-06-16T18:09:14.573-07:00So, my friend Carole is awesome. Ever since MySpace started, Carole has been blogging. I have always loved reading her blogs. I love Carole. Carole is not a total misanthrope (note her beautiful and well adjusted children), but the fabulousness that is Carole is caught up in a misanthropic view of life.<br /><br />So, this brings me to my current life. Everyone that knows me, knows there is a bit of Pollyanna in me. It is who I am. I try to always see the world as half full. This is trying at times when everyone around you professes doom and gloom. I think I have discovered that in the Pollyanna attitude is an inherent misanthrope. In order to find the good in a situation, you must also see the bad. You must also understand the complexity of the human condition. Some days, this just sucks.<br /><br />Today has been quite a day. I hate days where I feel forced to fit the labels attributable to my profession. Some revel in it; I enjoy letting it lie under the surface, keeping me honest, but I don't like it to come out (unless there is someone who truly deserves it). Honestly, I am not sure where this leaves me, but I think it is captured appropriately in the title of this here blog...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3537279802736888432-7069863792734084785?l=mandiecaley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mandie Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713641483588593863noreply@blogger.com1