Feeling very accomplished!

I would describe myself as a "techno - dinosaur"! I grew up in the heyday of manual typewriters, and that was all I knew. Then came the age of electric typewriters, which was a nice break from having to erase pages of carbon paper when you made a mistake. I got married and stayed home to raise my children. During that time, computers came on the scene and soon everyone had one in their homes. I have always been rather timid around the computer, and as my son once said, "you act like you think you will break the computer if you push the wrong button." What a true statement that was! I always had to ask someone how to do something, and then when they weren't around, I couldn't remember the next time what to do. It has always been very frustrating for me. Trying to read a "how to manual"was always pointless for me because it never worked for me the way the book said it should.

...Fast forward to today. This afternoon a most marvelous young woman with the patience of Job...and I mean patience unending... sat and walked me step by step through the process of taking pictures and videos off my camera card and transferring them to a flash drive, setting up folders, etc. She had to do it several times before I actually got it, and each time, she was just a sweet and patient as the time before. She had many other things she could have been doing, as I know she is very busy, with school and a job, but she made me feel like there was nothing else in the world she would rather be doing than help me learn. What a special gift that was to me. She is an amazing person and I am fortunate to know her. Now transferring pictures to a flash drive might sound very elementary to you seasoned computer veterans, but for me it was a big step forward. It has given me the confidence that if I can learn that, I can learn the next thing.

It's amazing how much our mental outlook affects our performance. So many times, if we think we can't...we can't, and if we think we can...we can. Today, my friend gave me the gift of...I CAN! It makes me think how much better our world would be if we could each give that gift to at least one other person. It certainly doesn't have to be in the realm of computer skills, but each one of us has areas in our life where we think "I can't. How great it would be if someone came along side of us and showed us...yes you can! What a wonderful gift that is, and it really doesn't cost anything except some of your time. Because of my experience today, I am anxious to give someone else the gift of I CAN. Please join me...what a difference we can make!

This is my first post, even though I have had this blog for almost a year. I don't know if anyone will ever read it, but I find it is fun to express my thoughts.

Talk to you later...

Musing Mom