Chemistry

"What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change our destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped our feelings, to race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements." Anaïs Nin

Two of my favorite Muppets are Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant, Beaker. Dr. Honeydew is a fearless risk taker. Beaker, while anxious and a little jumpy, nevertheless always goes along with the program. While one might think that Dr. Honeydew is the courageous one, I think they both are very brave. Perhaps Beaker has even more guts than the doctor, for he must trust both Dr. Honeydew and the process. The two of them have this amazing chemistry as they experiment with...well, with chemistry.

It is exciting to know that I can put on my lab coat, strap on some big funny goggles, and set out to alter the chemistry of me. I have been doing this a lot lately. Sometimes I am self-assured like Dr. Honeydew. Sometimes I am more tentative and nervous like Beaker. It doesn't matter how I feel. It doesn't matter if things go a little awry. I am just trying things out. A little of this. A little less of that. That's why it's called an experiment, right?

How about you? Where's your lab coat? Where are your goggles?

Susan

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