Negative Example Learning

I had in mind to share a series of incidences in which there was great opportunity to learn about fly fishing, about the personal ethical and moral standards by which we fish and interact with others while fly fishing. As I mentioned, there were some things that we've had happened the past year that truly dumbfounded us. But, as I often do, I was contemplating the collective of these incidents one day, considering where life has brought me to. I've opted to not go the route that I'd planned for the blog posts.
A side bar for a moment. As a kid life wasn't great. Folks wondered how I managed to turn out as I did, coming from what I was presented with. I always maintained that in my surroundings was great opportunity to learn, simply by doing the opposite of those around me. It really worked. If my family did things one way, and the results were usually negative, then if I did the opposite, things surely would be better. It really worked. It also grew a sense of looking at the bigger picture in scenarios, to analyze what's going on. A lot of that is why I'm a decent fly fisher and go where the fishing is good. Observe the bigger picture and hone in on those waters that are likely to fish well.
But hidden in there, and the lightbulb didn't turn on me until recently, is a life long propensity for subconsciously being drawn to negative situations that cost me a part of who I am. The negative examples I was to write about are about a friendship or two and how individuals couldn't get past themselves. I was to use those situations as example to demonstrate bigger picture stuff - how one so self absorbed missed what was really happening and how others could learn from it. Now, in the realization of my own psyche, I have to ask myself if it's worth sharing the negative, drawing further negative from these people, just to share with others to hopefully help them avoid the situations I have been in - the very ones up until this week I hadn't been consciously aware that I have been drawn to all my life. The very ones I don't need to be drawn to in order to grow and develop in this good life of ours.

So, if you've followed this blog, wondered about some of the things I'd typed previously hinting at discussion of bigger picture stuff, I'm going to mull over a different way of presenting. And then I'll get back at it. And if you haven't a clue what the hell I'm talking about or don't care about this stuff:   fishing pictures coming soon.

:)