Writers Group Assignment, March 2, 2012
Things I wish I
didn’t have…
This is really hard for me! There is not much about my life
that I do not like, and I am actually busier counting my blessings than I am
griping about things over which I have no control.
OK..let me really try hard to think on this!
If I had to say something I guess I would start with my nose. I wish I did
not have the Italian nose I was graced with! Yes, I wish I had the sleek,
aquiline nose of a model – picture perfect and awe inspiring! Instead, I’ll be
happy to keep the one I have because, quite frankly, it works! I can tell if a
food is on the turn, if the cake is burning in the oven, or if a chemical has
spilled over in the garage or basement. It helps keep us all safe at my house,
because, the nose knows!
I wish I didn’t have the large, clod hopper feet God graced
me with. They are huge, size eight and a half! No Cinderella glass slipper for
me, my foot is anything but dainty – yet I’ll be happy to keep them because
they get me to where I want to go. They help me to stand up and walk, and to
stand my ground, and to stand up for what I believe in. How good is that?!
I wish I didn’t have such a large butt! Again, it’s partly
my Italian heritage and my appreciation of good food that gives my derriere its
shape. Unable to squeeze into a size 6 any longer, I guess I will keep my butt,
anyway, because it gives me a solid place to land if I should slip and fall
down. Good cushioning there! No worries about breaking a hip for me – it’s like
falling on a mattress! And, that is not a bad thing when you are carrying a
number of artificial joints in your body, as I know only too well.
I wish I didn’t have such a good appetite! If I didn’t, I’d
be fussier about my food and probably be a good 20 pounds thinner without even
trying. Then again, I did live without being able to eat solid foods for nearly
6 years and I know what a real heart breaking nightmare that was. I wouldn’t
want to go back there again for anything! Give me a good turkey dinner with all
the delectable trimmings, anytime!
I wish I didn’t have the feelings of insecurity and
inferiority that I have, and wish I had the confidence of a lion! Then again,
because I don’t feel over confident, I make sure to take care of my friends and
loved ones feelings by being kind to them and treating them with respect. I do not want go through my life hurting
people because that is not what love does, hurt people. And, I love people too
much to hurt them!
I wish I didn’t have the singing voice of a scratched disc!
Then again, I can make people laugh or cry with my music and can communicate to
others just how I am feeling by the quality and tone of my piano playing. Who
needs a voice to communicate?!
Yes, there is not much that I really do not want or wish I
didn’t have. Through a life time of practice and determination, I learned to
find goodness in every fault in my life, and a reason for hope with every
disappointment I’ve ever suffered. To be honest, I have adjusted pretty well to
being me and don’t mind saying that it’s taken me a life time to for me to get
to really know myself, and to accept myself for who I am. Really, I’m not so
bad, after all!
I guess I’ll keep me just the way I am.
