The eye of the beholder

You know how that Stones song goes..."You can't always get what you want"...it's so strange to once again be reminded that no one is really happy with what they have. We all think something about ourselves needs improvement and often we covet what someone else has while that person doesn't even appreciate what it is we are coveting.

Wednesday at work one of the students commented that I always have such nice shoes and nails. Now the shoe thing is totally true - my shoes rock but my nails looked horrid - I was long overdue for a fill. It's just hard to take a compliment and I do the same thing every stupid girl does - try to deny that the compliment cannot be true.

After class on Wednesday, I went out for margaritas with two girls in the MBA program. It was a long tough semester and we turned in our strategic analysis paper and needed a drink to celebrate. One of the girls is always so polished and put together - very sophisticated and has lead a really cool life: living internationally, developing her own business - you know, things to envy! And then she says to me "You have such nice hair - where do you get it done?" UM, is she looking at my hair? Does she not see what I see in the mirror?! And then to top it off, while we are drinking, I tell her my Jamey story and she says "You have lead a very interesting life". This from a girl that lived in Rome! And she wasn't being condescending!!

I guess sometimes you just might find you get what you need...and the key to happiness is wanting what you need.