Remind yourself of the obvious..

Charm lies in the unsaid, the unwritten, and undisplayed. It takes mastery to control silence.
Nice quote from a friend's beau. Think he's trying to impress her? Either way, I like the quote.. it says a lot to me; it reminds me to appreciate the obvious. So.. wow, it's been about a year since I wrote anything. I am a blogging failure. Quite a bit has happened in the past year. Ups and downs of course, but also a lot of :obvious: that went unnoticed. I find myself getting annoyed when people state the obvious; not sure why, but it has always bothered me. I feel that if something is clear as day, what is the point of talking about it? Seems like a waste of breath to me, but I think I am actually wrong about that. I notice more and more that people say obvious things, whether it's an observation, lesson, or just a plain thought that crosses their mind-it's important to say it aloud. I think that this pet peeve of mine might stem from my shyness. Many of my friends would never know it now, but I was terrrribly shy as a child. It doesn't make sense that I was so timid; neither of my parents are, so heredity nor learning from their behaviors can attribute to this attribute. I wonder - is being shy an innate to one's disposition? Eventually I grew out of this apprehension to a degree. Yes, now I will dance on bars (if the music is right) and travel to far off lands without my Mom by my side, but I am also still, deep down, a semi-reserved person, believe it or not.
I think I just care too much about what others think of me, for unknown reasons. Maybe I'm too into myself. Maybe I just need to focus on others and not worry about what others think of me?! Forget fearing the unknown, time to focus on the obvious.