{"id":2359,"date":"2009-03-17T08:10:50","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2009-03-17T08:10:50","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T13:10:50","slug":"changing-with-the-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/changing-with-the-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing with the times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, March 17, 2009.<\/em> Happy St. Patrick’s Day.\u00a0 Yesterday was spent getting the April Horizons Magazine<\/a> to the printer, something I am so glad I am able to do electronically.\u00a0 I love modern technology- it makes work (and life) so much easier for me.\u00a0 I used to have to drive the magazine 3 hours away to the printer if I didn’t have it done in time to overnight the job by mail.\u00a0 This way it’s so much easier, but I had to do a lot of software upgrade and program learning to be able to do it.\u00a0 As usual, in the beginning I balked, simply because I didn’t want to change my routine.\u00a0 It was comfortable and I was good at it.\u00a0 Now I realize, had I not changed with the times, I would be doing lots and lots of extra work I didn’t have to do.\u00a0 Hmmm, I wondered, where else do I do that?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That’s something I find myself wanting to slip into, and it happens to friends and clients as well.\u00a0 So often I see smart, creative people left behind simply because they “don’t want to have a computer”.\u00a0 I understand.\u00a0 They haven’t used one and don’t know what a dynamic, life changing resource it can be.\u00a0\u00a0 They say, “if I want to learn something new, I can turn on the tv”.\u00a0 Well, yes and no.\u00a0 Most of the ones I know do not watch educational shows, mostly the news or movies or sticoms.\u00a0 Most of the ones I know complain about their life being boring and being stuck in a rut, and they don’t socialize with many friends.<\/p>\n

To me, having a computer, which I’ve tried to get my elderly aunt to do for years, is essential for quickly researching anything I need to learn about.\u00a0 I know she would love to get on some crafting and quilting websites.\u00a0 She could also keep in touch with her kids who would email her even though they don’t call.\u00a0 But she’s never turned one on and when I sat her down at mine once, she acted as though it was going to explode in her face.\u00a0 But it’s unfamiliar territory for her.\u00a0 I understand.\u00a0 Change can be scary.<\/p>\n

I think about all the things that I had to change to get where I am now.\u00a0 I always loved to type, so I used typewriters, which evolved into electronic typewriters, which evolved into mag card machines, which evolved into computers.\u00a0 So for me, that part of the path was easy. it was just part of the job and I upgraded when the law office upgraded.<\/p>\n

I understand how important learning to type was for me in my entire career.\u00a0 Now there are typing classes you can take online.\u00a0 I probably need to take one, since I know I don’t use the right fingers on the keys.\u00a0 I didn’t care for the typing teacher in high school, so I showed her alright.\u00a0 I stopped taking her class.\u00a0 Consequently, I’ve handicapped myself a bit, although you wouldn’t know it, since I type really fast anyway.<\/p>\n

It didn’t really hit home with me just how “off” I was, until I bought one of those Microsoft Natural Ergonomic keyboards<\/a>.\u00a0 It lets your hands rest in a natural position and type more comfortably… IF you can touch type, or use the correct fingers on the correct keys.\u00a0 It wasn’t until I ordered one of those keyboards last year that I realized I type with my fingers on the wrong keys.<\/p>\n

I stopped noticing it years ago, simply because I can type so fast anyway.\u00a0 I can type almost as fast as I can think, which comes in REAL handy.\u00a0 But technically I’m not doing it “the right way.” But the point is, I do what I can do and it gets the job done, and no one is the wiser unless I tell them.<\/p>\n

Like when I had the car accident in Sept 2000 read about it here<\/a>.\u00a0 I learned how to use my hands and fingers differently, and my arms as well. \u00a0 Then I got another leaning curve after the March 2007 dog bite incident read about it here<\/a>.\u00a0 So now, although I’m fully functional, if you watch me use my hands closely doing things like counting out money or handling pages of paper, you’ll see I’m a little clumsy.\u00a0 But I can do it!<\/p>\n

Those experiences both took a lot of my fear away bout ever becoming “disabled.”\u00a0 I learned that our bodies naturally adapt to our current situation, and we find ways to get things done.\u00a0 Or people show up at the right time to help.\u00a0\u00a0 That keeps me hopeful and I know that me staying hopeful is a big key to my continued health and happiness.<\/p>\n

Yours, too.\u00a0 There’s so much GOOD going on in the world, right around ME and right around YOU.<\/p>\n

Let’s turn our focus to that and help that grow.<\/p>\n

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