I recently met a friend who shared some of the same odd experiences that I do. The other night Abby and I dined with both new and old friends until late in the evening. During the conversation I happened to mention that I love to drink white Zinfandel wine, which for some reason is considered a low-grade wine and isn’t served everywhere…aka anywhere… From across the table our friend Roberta yelled OMG your just like my husband Reg …he complains about that all the time.   His friends even make fun of him for liking such a girly drink.

See Reg said, I told you I was not the only guy in the world who likes Zin! I agreed and offered…What’s wrong with Zin anyway ..it’s a mellow, sweet wine that does not give you a headache …??? If people are snobby about wine..why is Sangria considered cool?… isn’t that a cheap wine also? What about two buck Chuck? That’s got a cool vibe… From my point of view there is no reason a wino can’t be considered a wine connoisseur.. they both drink a lot of wine and have budget based preferences.  So ease up on the Zin people!

Reg and I agreed that regardless of what others thought we liked what made us happy and were not dissuaded by others critical view. We laughed about a number of things we had in common and it made me realize that kindred spirits are all around us when we open ourselves to being happy with simple things.  Reg and I will stand together to bring the world white Zin… Join us and “Be in with Zin!!

Finding similarities in the mind of others and realizing that you knew your way around their minds long before meeting can bring happiness.  Build your tribe.

 

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