Let's talk about "being who you are, just as you are".
It occurs to me we're getting a plentiful dose of people
doing so right now and it isn't pretty. Is that what we're looking for?
Is this what we're seeing or are we seeing the results of people
being looked down on who are clumsily fighting for their own dignity?
What I hear is a great deal of comparison and fear of defeat.
If everyone felt free enough in being themselves, just as they are,
they wouldn't be fearing defeat, or making comparisons
between themselves and others, would they?
They wouldn't be tearing down others as a way to feel better about themselves.
I wish the opinions of others weren't such powerful detractors
from realizing and living our own self worth and dignity.
I just finished Kristen Hannah's new book, The Women;
which is a gut wrenching story of the Vietnam War era
and the devastating impact the opinions of others had on
our returning veterans and their loved ones.
We're still seeing the same thing in different forms today.
We need each other and we're in this together.
I'm thinking, treating each other kindly and with respect
especially when we see things from a completely different perspective,
might be the most powerful thing we can do to change things for the better?
Namaste'
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