The wonderful differences.

Don’t mind  being different than other people. That’s me. But then it’s all right if other people are different. Come to think of it. That’s what I like. The things that make individuals unique. Different. Different looks. Different thoughts. Different ways. Gives me opportunities to savor and appreciate the differences. And to find ways to get along with very different people. To even become friends. Sometimes, I become acquainted with people because of our similarities. The things we have in common. Our  similar interests. Our similar thoughts. Our similar ways. But doesn’t take long for me to focus on our differences.  The things that give us balance. Take my Italian true love, for instance. She’s Italian. I’m American. She’s a woman. I’m a man. She’s Catholic. I’m a free-thinker. We’re different in hundreds of ways. And I’m still counting. Maybe that’s what I love more than anything. The differences. Wonderful differences. –Jim Broede