Practicality at it's finest....or maybe not so much

Thinking back on last week, I'm thankful it was over. For one, I was the most sick I've ever been with a common cold. I even skipped a day of class (*gasp* I know!). Aside from that, a difficult time dealing with tough family things and other relational-related stuff made for a very emotional, mildly-bipolar-but-mostly-rollercoaster-esque me. I was like hungry grizzly bear who had no specific appetite for anything; not so pleasant, eh?

While talking through some things with my husband-to-be, I've come to a strange realization about myself. I am entirely impractical on so many levels.

Let's take conflicts, for example. Rather than being 152% rational like Eric, I'm 154% relational, making me quite irrational. I will always, ALWAYS put relationships first, and base my conflictual instincts off of that. How much do I love this person? Do I in any way want to be their best friend? Yes? ...Crisis "averted" through bypassing conflict and putting up with the behavior that irritates me so.

I'm confident that those who know me best would wish for me to be more practical. Why is that to me, the simplest task involves 17 steps that make it simple, when really, it complicates? The human brain is truly a mystery, and for me, I'm housing a mind that is an endless, solution-less game of 'Clue'.

This blog post is another example of my impracticality. I'm going to tell you right now that it literally has no point, and I am only blogging this for two reasons: 1) I have not blogged since mid-March, and 2) I can. But I promise, I will attempt to make a point.

Whether we are designed, described, or assigned as impractical or practical creatures, the fact is that (sorry, fellow Ke$ha dislikers, for the quote that will follow) we are who we are. Whether rational or somewhat insane, the way we think and process our feelings, our emotions, and our experiences distinguish us not only from robots, but from each other.

If you read this, congratulations on making it through what may be the, for lack of a better term, dumbest post I've made yet. You're a champ.

Practicing more practicality,
Ashley