Hello, blog. I totally skipped any form of exercise today. I know I need to get off my duff and get moving, but work takes priority. I had a lot to do today including dealing with a client who owes me money. Not too pleasant. I can see that people get ugly when they can't pay their bill. That seems backwards to me. Shouldn't I be the one who gets ugly? Hmmm.
Most of the time I am forgiving. Life's too short, but this guy is mean and nasty with his words. If he'd just be nice and ask for more time, I'd be fine with that.
All this makes me think about the way I interact with other people. People I know and love, as well as people I only know online, or as a passing acquaintance. People, all of us, deserve our best consideration toward each other. Kindness. Courtesy and above all understanding. I'm a fan of that old saying, "Do Unto Others..."
How can we know what tragedies have crossed paths with someone. They don't wear a sign on their back. So, I feel that if I overlook the hurtful or harsh words, I may be able to see their pain and react in a way that doesn't add to their discomfort.
Yes, that's what I shoot for, but sometimes, people do make it an enormous challenge. I try, and sometimes I fail.
As for my own pain and suffering, my honey knows all to well when to avoid my hot buttons, especially when some hurt has come my way. I do not handle bad news well. I am not easily comforted. I often cry.
Last time, something bad happened in my life, I snapped out of it pretty quickly. Yea, for me.
I feel as if I have had more than my share of catastrophes. When I find myself faced with another one, I think about just how disastrous it really is. It feels big at the time.
I know that the really big issues are health related. Yes, I faced a few of these. Not so much for me, but for ones I love. Other bad things that happen involve money, like this doofus who refuses to pay me. But really, self, I can make more money. Is it really that bad?
Well, no, I guess not, but who wants to be cheated?
Now, that gets me thinking about a whole different situation that bored a black hole into my nice peaceful world like a jackhammer piercing slots in a land fill. Yucky. Smelly. Disgusting. More about this pimple later.
Anyway, that's what I call facing reality. Not everything in life can be turned into a pleasantry. Some things are just plain poisonous to the best day.
Well, blog, that's it for today. Rest yourself until tomorrow. Bailey sends his best.
