Sometimes we put so much effort into making sure we don’t let other people down, that we let ourselves down.
Tag: consideration
Don’t you have another scone?
Many years ago, one of the roles in my career was that of manager. The environment that I managed, was a large retail store. In this particular store, which sold a variety of items, there was also a cafe, which served a variety of drinks, including bottled options, and hand prepared beverages. In addition to […]
Inconjecture
Hey, how are you doing? Tell me, how do you feel? Is anything bothering you? Do you think that you’ll deal? It’s quite alright, It’s just ok, I haven’t been living much of a life, anyway. Hey friend what’s wrong? Don’t you know what going on? You seem to be looking down? No […]
Desideratum
Take my clothes and I shield myself, with rags of memory. Remove the sun and stars from the sky, and I’ll start a fire. Take my money, my job, and my security, and I’ll beg to live. Seize my music and I’ll listen, to the birds, and the beats of my heart. Wrest from me […]
Trust, Depend, Follow.
If you are supposed to trust your gut, and rely on the thoughts in your head, then definitely, certainly, absolutely, do not follow your heart. It will lead you wildly astray from sense, logic, reason, and rationale. The path it forges will enter the darkest, most dense, forest of confusion. It will lead you into emotional wilderness, blazing a dusty trail […]
Kindness
Didn’t we once expect more of our fellow-man? Didn’t we once compulsively, and instinctively refer to a gentleman or lady as sir or ma’am or madam? Didn’t we once regard our elders in a respectful way? Wasn’t the norm, but a few years ago, to ask politely for, anything? Wasn’t it not long ago that we weren’t […]
Letting the Outside In
Occasionally, I go to the gym. The reason it’s occasionally, and not frequently, is that going to the gym to work out has become something I have to deliberately decide on, and plan out. Going to the gym used to be automatic. I would wake up, have breakfast, wait forty-five minutes, and out the door I […]
Exchanging Courtesy
Catchy phrases occur in everyday conversation. One would be hard pressed to navigate any day without hearing at least half a dozen colloquialisms. If you think you are typically immune to hearing these oft-repeated idioms, let me mention a few for you. “It is what it is.” “Easier said than done.” “Keep an eye on […]
And then Donkey said to Frog “What is going on with these humans!”
Sometimes behaviors strike me as odd, inappropriate, or socially rude. People who don’t follow a reasonable “human” traffic flow at a mall bother me. People who smoke while pumping gas, really irritate me. Those that deliberately misspell words, for example, using wit instead of with, gets under my skin. (Admittedly the brutally excruciating effort required […]