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Please Talk To Strangers

My opinions were always extremely flexible I did not realize I had them when I was young, thinking my parents' opinions were my own. My opinions were not revered or treasured, because they did not seem important after I started opening up my heart to others' opinions. And of course they changed drastically As I began to empathise with strangers. People I had been warned about as a child began enlightening me immediately. The possibility that my opinion is not always the best and certainly never the only opinion gave way to an unknown but delightful world of choice. Talking to strangers became one of my favorite ways to change my opinions which I believe must have always been flexible in the first place. Strangers became my best resources to alternative thinking. I have some opinions now That would be hard to change But not impossible If the right stranger Came along.

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Date: 7/13/2018 9:49:00 PM
Conversation brings understanding. It is fun to debate and learn when people are willing.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/13/2018 11:18:00 PM
It is where I get my best ideas,Kim. And many of them from the children.
Date: 7/13/2018 4:15:00 PM
It is the personality of someone, that you are instantly drawn to. As to being able to open up, even though you don't know them. Kids seem to be drawn to me. (Soft Sigh) I simply enjoy such moments. Of course, it is always wise to be careful as well, with whom you talk with and what you share. ~ Brandy
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/13/2018 11:19:00 PM
Sage advice, Brandy.
Date: 7/13/2018 2:06:00 PM
How true, not all strangers are bogeymen.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/13/2018 11:22:00 PM
All friends start out as what? Oh, yes, a stranger, right Tom?

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