Last night Jeremy and I went the the Freestyle Motorcross in Salt Lake. Has anybody ever been? It was not something that we would have done on our own. Well, Jeremy probably would have gone, but I wouldn't have been interested. Since Jeremy's business partner, Dave, gave us the tickets for Christmas I felt that I should go. Plus I didn't want to pass up a chance to go out on a date with my husband! Surprisingly, it was pretty fun. For those who haven't ever been to one, first let me say that it wasn't a motorcross race. All they did was tricks. They rode around the arena, going up ramps and doing the most amazing tricks on and off their bikes. It was pretty cool. There was even one guy who could do flips with his bike. He won, or course. He was the only one doing them.
What I found amazing about the whole thing, however, is the variety of people at that event. Earlier in the day I had had my monthly massage and I was a little greasy. I had intended to come home to take a shower before we left, but my massge therapist was running behind, and the appointment took a little longer than I thought it would, and I didn't have time. My comment to Jeremy was, "Oh, well. I'm sure I won't be the only greasy person there." Pretty terrible, I know. I only admit to it because it shows that I thought a certain type of person would be there, and I'll admit, would constitute the majority of the audience. Was I ever wrong! There were people from every walk of life--from well dressed older women with their well dressed husbands, to gaggles of teenage girls walking around scoping out the teenage boys, to people like me and Jeremy, to families with young children, and everyone in between. I have known for a while that I am somewhat of a snob, and once again my snobbishness reared it's ugly head. This experience lead me to two questions and my first New Year's resolution. How did I get this way? Why do I have so many preconceived notions about things that usually end up being totally wrong? This year I resolve to stop being such a snob, to leave my expectations at the door and just allow myself to enjoy new experiences. The problem with my preconceived notions about things is that they seriously limit my ability to have new experiences in life, and, when I do open myself up to someting new, they limit my abuility to enjoy those experiences. I want 2007 to be my year of new experiences. Wish me luck. This one has been a forming for a long time. It's not going to be easy--in fact I don't know if it's possible. But, at least I can change the way I respond to my thoughts and not allow myself to make judgements about things which I know nothing.
