Sometimes in life the hardest thing to do is to accept what we see.
Maybe it's because we want to see the best in people or a situation ,that we refuse to call a spade a spade.
There are times when we make excuses for a persons bad behaviour or blatant rudeness and I'm not sure why..
Is it because we hope that others will give us a chance if and when we behave rudely in future..?
I've come across enough wolves in sheep's clothing over time to be able to spot them early. Yet, deep down I always hope that I'm wrong..
Yet increasingly, ( is it the recession?) there are those who pretend to be something they're not.. for reasons unbeknown to me the truth of who they are seems to scare them witless. So what tends to happen when your worlds collide is that you end up on the receiving end of lies or thier unresolved issues ( which they may be desperate to suppress)
Okay.
So let's look at it another way.. the positive way...
(close your eyes and think it better (--)... count to 10... okay... now.. open them
(00)... anything change?..no? didn't think so...
You see positive thinking is a powerful tool yes. But you can't 'positive think' a door mouse into a lion.. anymore than you can 'positive think' a gay man straight.
Positive thinking has it's limitations.
So why do we opt for the rose tinted lens?...
Is it natures way of protecting us from the harsh realities of life?..
Is it just purely because deep down we are nice people?.. ( even if occasionally trapped in a cycle of bad behaviour and the odd evil deed lol)
Can you ever be too nice for your own good?
How can we ever 'fix', that which we pretend not to see?
Surely acceptance is the beginnings of truth...is the beginnings of love
Moral of this tale?... Be nice.. be truthful.. be yourself :)
Enjoy your eve x
Dawna I like the opening sentence
ReplyDelete"Sometimes in life the hardest thing to do is to accept what we see"....yes and needs work all the time. Sometimes there is othing to see we build the blocks to create what we WANT to see!!!...Most of the time it's our own insecurities playing the mind!!!
....and the problem comes from the fact that if and when things don't work in our favour we look for faults not in ourselves but always other people who then become scapegoats.
Be yourself indeed I AGREE....I find when I am myself I offend people and my moto is if you don't like the space am sharing with you then I suggest you move an inch to the left or right your choice, better yet a couple of yards...that way we both get what we want and are happy. no??...
Simple fact is we cannot please everyone so start with you first and work your way up the food or human chain one notch at a time!!! Rome wasn't built in one day!!!
Good points ChilledLeo, and yes you're right.. begin with ourselves.. at least we can be sure of that:)
ReplyDeleteGosh.. I need a holiday