{"id":567,"date":"2006-10-09T21:16:15","date_gmt":"2006-10-09T21:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/10\/someday.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:45:37","slug":"someday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/10\/someday.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Someday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want to drive to work without thinking &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t you signal?  Get out of the left lane!  Can&#8217;t you see your signal is still on?  Why would anyone buy that car?  Make up your mind, pass me or not.  Don&#8217;t you check your mirrors?  Let&#8217;s go!&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want to see another&#8217;s opinions and decisions as valid and reasonable at first, rather than wonder why they don&#8217;t see things or do things my way and having to remind myself that I don&#8217;t have all the answers later.<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want to interpret the silent look of a friend, or my wife, or my parents, or a coworker, as simple thoughtfulness, or daydreaming, or quiet praise or &#8230; just silence.  Not as I usually do, wondering if they&#8217;re disappointed in me, hurt by me, upset with me or angry at me.  Like everyone has nothing to do other than think about <em>me<\/em>.<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want to be able to trust that those who love me are on my side, not trying to force me into their mold or to make me behave a certain way.<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want to look at the world, at everyone&#8217;s choices &#038; preferences, without defaulting to criticism &#038; judgment.<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want to look at my friends, my family and not assume that they are like me &#8211; always critical, always making judgments.  I want to assume that they approve, or at least that they don&#8217;t disapprove.<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nI want my default mindset to be grace.  Without having to think first.  I want to easily trust.  Without having to remind myself that I should.<br \/>\n<em>Someday<\/em> &#8230;<br \/>\nUntil then, I simply want the ability to live with my sinful, broken self as I am.  To walk day to day without cringing at my every thought and action.<br \/>\nThat seems hard enough, let alone making the journey to someday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someday &#8230; I want to drive to work without thinking &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t you signal? Get out of the left lane! Can&#8217;t you see your signal is still on? 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