My husband, sweet man that he is, sees life through a somewhat cynical lens. He's optimistic, but data-driven, if that makes any sense. MBA that he is, he can whip up a spreadsheet right quick, filled with empirical evidence that supports his Eeyore-ish stance. Want to approach him with a different point of view? Data please, and STAT.
My world view is wildly somewhat different. Pollyanna that I am, I tend to see the world through rose-tinted glasses. By that I mean that I believe that people are good, and that they can (and will) do great things, given the right opportunity and circumstances. It's a belief system that isn't borne out by past experiences so much as an inborne personality trait. That, and the deep underpinnings of faith that hold me aloft, even when experience might suggest otherwise.
Two birds of very different feathers, perched on the same branch. How is that possible, you ask?
I can't say for sure, but I'm thinking it's probably Hope that balances things out, that provides the harmony among faith and reason. And humor, there's that. Plus lots of love and laughter…blessings for which I'm so very grateful.
P.S. The quill pens (from Rome) are only tangentially related, but I loved them so much that I decided to drop them into this entry.
You two sound like a perfect pair. 🙂
I think we are. Like bread and butter…sugar and spice…jack sprat and his wife…you get the picture. 🙂
Oh man, I wish that I had! It’s the one real regret that I have.
These, too, are Murano pens….they’re part of a larger collection of pens, journals and whatnots I discovered in a stationary shop in Rome. Just as soon as I crossed the threshold, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven.
Lovely 🙂
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Love isn’t all feathery nests and brilliant plumage, of course, but I like to focus on the things that bring/hold us together.
I’m wondering if my fella would get along with your fella as well as you and I relate. The men sound as if they’re cut from the same spreadsheet.
I’m glad we’ve all found each other. 🙂
I love the quill feathers. I think my hubby and yours would get along!
I wonder if our “Jack Sprat and his wife” relationship might be more common than I originally thought. Makes for some interesting adventures, doesn’t it? (My friends refer to my husband as “He, with the permanently raised eyebrows”) 😀
Hmmm, we’d have to double check the data in each cell, column, and row. That’s the only way to be certain, as you well know.
LOL, just kidding. I tend to navigate my world intuitively-and I’ve never doubted for a moment that our friendship was meant to be. It’s a blessing for which I could provide oodles of supporting data. 😉
Opposites really do attract, I believe. My husband and I are very different in many ways, but it’s humor- definitely humor – that makes it work.
And….LOVE the pens. Makes me want to write a letter!
My husband and I are two peas…in pods on opposite sides of the ocean. 🙂
LOL, absence makes the heart grow fonder, or so “they” say. 😉
Love this post – and it’s funny, too! Gotta love husbands! The quill pens are SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!