Ah, that Feeling of Power and Freedom!
Woman in the Middle | April 12, 2015When I was a senior in high school, I had a blue 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass. If it had a half a tank of gas and I had $5 in my wallet, I felt on top of the world! I could go anywhere, do anything, buy almost anything, well, anything a senior in high school wanted!!
Now, if all I have is a half a tank of gas and a five dollar bill I feel pretty darn poor and figure I better get on home. But, if my kitchen is clean and the kitchen trash is empty, I get the same exhilarated, on top of the world feeing.
Hum…how things change in 36 years.
What got you feeling great back in high school, and what gives you the top of the world feeling today?
Being with friends and carefree! Two of my girlfriends had easy access to their family car and just cruising was great.
Oh yes! That was why that half a tank of gas made me feel so free. I felt like it could allow me to go so many places!
It has been so long I think I have forgotten high school! But I think I remember feeling wonderful in the weeks before school started – having all those brand new supplies and feeling so totally organized. New supplies still do it for me but I don’t stay organized for long. Great post womaninthemiddle! You rock!
Thank you! How sweet of you to say!
Oh yeah how things have changed
My tastes were more exquisite back in the day. Now, I prefer a more simpler lifestyle and more privacy. If I had had to share a bathroom with my brothers back then that was okay, but not today! On the other hand, if I had had to live in a small place just to get some privacy, well that just wasn’t going to happen! Back then, I would have preferred to live the high life with a bunch of people in a mansion with an expensive car then to have a practical car and a small home with my private entrance. If I would have known today’s self back then, I would have been disgusted!:-)