Lately I have been reexamining myself and the things I stand for. I am feeling again that I do not quite belong anywhere. I hold beliefs that are not so cut and dry. I want to be on the fence not on one side or another. I believe in eating healthy as I supersize my meal from McDonalds. I breastfeed my children but I also give them formula. I love using cloth diapers but I have disposables in the house too. I think time out doesn't work but I send my kids to their rooms. I am not a hypocrit. I just can see both sides of the coin. How can the choices we make be so black or white. Well, for me they aren't. There will always be shades of gray for me. Good thing I look good in gray!!
One of my favorite songs when I was a young teenager was Shades of Gray by the Monkees. Here are the lyrics.
Shades of Gray
When the world and I were young, just yesterday,
Life was such a simple game a child could play.
It was easy then to tell right from wrong,
Easy then to tell weak from strong,
When a man should stand and fight,
Or just go along.
But today there is no day or light,
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white...
Only shades of gray.
I remember when the answers seemed so clear.
We had never lived without or tasted fear.
It was easy then to tell truth from lies,
Selling now from compromise.
Who to love, and who to hate,
The foolish from the wise.
But today there is no day or light,
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white...
Only shades of gray.
It was easy then to know what was fair.
When to keep, and when to share.
How much to protect your heart,
And how much to care.
But today there is no day or light,
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white...
Only shades of gray.
Only shades of gray...
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