Surprise!

I am always surprised by what I don’t know.

I am always surprised by what I do know.

I am always surprised by the people who prove to be my friend.

I am always surprised by the people who prove not to be my friend.

I am always surprised that, despite the evidence, people behave as if they are never going to die.

I am always surprised by the number of people who refuse to live.

I am always surprised by how kind people are.

I am always surprised by how unkind people are.

I am always surprised by really smart people who can’t see what’s going on right under their noses.

I am always surprised by how really stupid people can fool really smart people.

I am always surprised by how much courage some people have.

I am always surprised by how much courage some people lack.

I am always surprised by the degree of abuse that persists in and among families, especially toward women and children.

I am more surprised by how many of those abused women, who are often surprisingly smart, continue to choose abusive partners.

I am always surprised by our inability to change.

I am always surprised when people are able to, and surprised when they do, change.

I am always surprised to find out who some people find attractive.

I am always surprised to find out who some people find unattractive.

I am always surprised by how unfair life can feel for so many.

I am always surprised to discover how magnificent life can be.

I am always surprised by what brings people back to this blog.

I am always surprised by what, in comparison, doesn’t.

I am always surprised to find that I am not as bad as I often think I am.

I am always surprised to find that I am not as good as I know I can be.