One of the ideas we’ve been tossing around in conversation during the big boys’ visit is the concept of extremism. In nearly any form, on any political spectrum, in any category of taste or preference, the rigidity and stance on an absolute which does not exist is downright dangerous. That restaurant cannot be straight trash, any more than that political idea cannot be the only way to progress, any more than all people from that state behave in a certain way. There are a few areas in life for which absolutes absolutely exist, but most of life is nuanced and in nuance lies our strength.
2022
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Yes! This has been one of the biggest game changers for me in my 20s thus far. After a very passionate and long-winded rant about something irrelevant now, my sweet enneagram nine husband gently had this exact conversation with me. It has stayed in the back of my mind during every pendulum shift I’ve seen in my own life and in the world. However, I accidentally had blue cheese for the first time recently and I truly, truly can’t understand why people like it. Nuance and grace for everyone, I guess. :)