Daily Mood Quote
Day 126 – September 6, 2011
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
~Buddha
Wow, what a day of errands will reveal. Yes, this blog is late today, because of the Labor Day holiday and errands that needed to be run a day late. More to do less time to do it. As much as I like holiday weekends, I don't like getting behind because of them. But none-the-less you got to do what you got to do. I ran into an acquaintance today, it was interesting, they attempted to do the duck, tuck and run to get away, but traffic patterns crossed up and they're forced to stop and say “hi”. Soooo being polite, we stopped to say hi, making them very uncomfortable (the body language screamed of discomfort and awkwardness standing there talking to us). Honestly, they squirm like a two year old in a high chair. We tried to make it quick and painless, but those situations are never quick and painless. So smile, be polite, walk away and if you pray, pray for them. I chose the quote today, because many of these individuals preach a good “religion” game but clearly that's all it is; talk. For that, I feel sorry for them.
My husband and I don't know exactly why the people here are so uncomfortable around us, maybe their embarrassed to know us because we are self-employed, or maybe that we no longer thrive on the status symbols that they orbit their lives around; who knows and frankly who wants to know. I was done keeping up with the Jones' and working for “status” years ago. Now, I prefer to be happy and at peace with who I am.
When my family and I moved here many years ago, I was hard to find work and be accepted by the natives. Some of the reasons cited were, I didn't have an education, we didn't live in a house (we lived in an apartment for a while). Now years later, I am less than a year from graduating with a Master's Degree and it still seems just about impossible to be accepted. Hmmmm... I wonder if I change my name, would that work? Just joking... Now, I hear I'm too educated, Seriously, I am perplexed, it makes me laugh and a bit sad. It's complicated. I'm reminded of the movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where Kevin (played by Macaulay Culkin) said to the Bird Lady about talking to people (Brenda Fricker), "That's okay. You're good at it. You're not boring. You don't mumble or spit. You should do it more often. Just wear an outfit with no pigeon poop on it.” Well, I just don't get it; I sold my “pigeon poop” clothes at an Avante Garde art gallery years ago. Anyway, the basic lesson remains. Be true to what you believe and act accordingly, or you're just fooling yourself. It doesn’t matter who says or said it, the truth remains and there is a long way between the saying and the doing of a thing. I promise you, nobody else will be fooled for long. The world needs more authentic people and please don't prejudge others for being authentic too. Sorry, this is a bit late, but it was a busy day to start with and I really struggled with this concept today.
Will you be authentic today?
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