Emotions, justified or not. Attitudes, positive or negative. It’s all human nature, but when it’s less than attractive, we, the ones sporting the emotions and attitudes, are often given to cutting ourselves a little slack by referring to human nature.

I’ve been sitting here, staring at the photo in the post below and re-reading the left sidebar. I know I have come to this site complaining about this and that and feeling low and sorry for myself.

Well, I’m ashamed of that. My name is Jody – four letters. I am 65 years old. That little girl over there in the picture – the one with the be-scarfed Queen Elizabeth over the shoulder look – well her name is Jody – four letters. She was attacked by a disease when she was less than two years old and had so much taken away over the next 24. But not her spirit. Her dad wrote about that.

I remember him telling about her sitting in a baby seat next to another baby in a similar seat. The other one was grousing and Jody, Jody was just smiling and beaming away. I can still hear his voice saying, “My kid . . .”

Two Jody people – only this one writing does not have a fatal gene that destroys nerve tissue. It prompts me to say, “Jesus, I’ll never feel sorry for myself again.”

Of course, I will. Human nature, dontcha know. But I won’t be proud of it.