"ON PURPOSE"

Today I write not about me but because of me. There are a lot of people that are surprised at my being so forgiving and such a second chance giver. I always "try" and see the good in people almost to a fault. I make excuses for others that they don't even make for themselves. Oh she is not mean she was just brought up wrong, that is all she knows. I can't even tell you how many times I have said that. Now, for some reason I am figuring out.... NO really she is just mean. She is just making a deliberate choice to be mean. And still I am totally amazed by it. I guess I don't understand how people can be so mean, on purpose. I don't understand how people get passed over for promotions, I don't understand how you can give so much of yourself to someone and at the end of the day they don't even really care about you... AND.by the way, for those of you that know me I am not speaking about any of my "romantic relationships".past or present... Todays blog is purely about friendship, women, and the one time that a girl who is usually very optimistic and seems to be there for her friends and bosses and co workers for the first time woke up and figured out that there are people in her life that are using her "on Purpose" .. Which I might add I am totally amazed by. There are a choice few that I am very happy to call my friends and through the test of time that friendship has been proven over and over. From sleeping on people's couches, to forgiving what seems to be the unforgivable (which in turn just brought us closer), and for the newest of the bunch listening and understanding really where I am coming from because although we have had very different lives our bad habits and vices are the same. The latter of these also tells me like it is .. No sugar coating, no beating around the bush to spare my feelings. She just says it and I accept it and we are fine.

What I want to know is when did 'doing the right thing' become the exception not the norm. I am in an industry that I feel is changing me and I need to get out before it is irreversible. And all the good I do goes completely unnoticed and all the bad that is done by some is totally accepted and promoted. ( no pun intended) ~ i just cracked myself up~

This is not me having a pity party. This is what I call a self actualization moment and venting.. All rolled into one. And what do I get from all this:

BE happy with what you have and stop looking to improve it because all that does is take time away from the bliss you could be experiencing.

Also incredible friendship is hard to find. Make sure those that are so important to you know just how much they mean to you.

And finally don't worry so much about what others think of you, they may not even be in your life a year from now.

Trust your instincts, don't make excuses for other people's behavior and don't let negative people or situations change who YOU are...

ME