August 10, 2010

  • A Diet Coke

    So....rumor has it that Paul McCartney and John Lennon would say things like "Now, let's write a swimming pool." prior to writing a song. Well, at best, this is me writing a "diet coke."

    I suppose that most of us see ourselves as good people. And maybe we are. But I happen to think that we tend to polish ourselves up a little bit when we come out of our cave. Whether it's licking our fingers to adjust the stray eyebrow hair, combing the mustache, or squeezing ourselves in our Spanx. And I dare say it's the same when we write things that will be read by others. And I don't necessarily think that this is a bad thing. I mean, what would happen if we didn't filter what we say at all? I'm betting we'd end up pissing someone off that we didn't mean to. Or make ourselves misunderstood simply by letting a few misguided words said in the heat of passion into what we submit on our blogs. It may be a fine line we walk...showing just enough of ourselves to warrant attention, and yet, possibly hiding our real thoughts and feelings so that we don't come off as A-holes.

    Then there are those of us that leave the house in flip flops, jammies, and Woody Woodpecker hair. Those of us that write things that show our indifference. Negative criticisms, taboo subjects and hateful comments that leave most with a sour taste in their mouth. We wonder how it is that these people can live with themselves after dishing out so much ugliness to those around them. Trolls, pests, idiots, E-Thugs...we have many colorful names for them. I think we all know the type. Most of us ignore them, as we realize that it's a waste of time argue or protest. In the end, even if we win, we lose.

     I happen to think that if we just wrote whatever came to mind, without censorship, without worry, and how we felt at any given moment, we would find that all of us have the same capability to be at either side of the spectrum. I suppose that within our circle of friends or subscribers we have those that have been around long enough to know every side of us. We've dropped masks, shared real feelings, started real friendships, and have accepted each other as we are. We no longer feel the need to label a person as this, or that. We accept whatever is said, whether good or bad. Funny or not. Family. I guess that's what brings me back to this place.

    Thoughts????

Comments (13)

  • Family it is,I miss you when you are away!

  • To accept people as they are, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.

  • ^^ Lol

  • With time does come bit of understanding. Someone you think is an ass the first time you read them. After seeing them around a long while you get it figured out. They are just another dude with good days and bad

  • We're all only human, and sure, we put on masks, put up walls, conceal the imperfections as best we can when we present ourselves to the public. It is easier to let down that guard with people you've come to know and trust. There is a lot of truth in what you've said...there are people here (yourself included) that I consider my friends, and yes...family. I am glad you keep coming back here. I like it when you're funny, and when you're not. Just don't stop coming "home," regardless of how long your "vacations" are, okay?

  • Beautiful post

  • Just stopped by to say hola, amigo. Haven't been on Xanga in many moons. I spend most of my "social networking" time on Facebook these days. Did you know that Mejico John passed away back in September? I hope YOU are well. Happy holidays to you.

  • AMEN!

  • I accept you as you are, in large part BECAUSE you've been so honest in your posts. I admire you.

  • Good post.  I see it's been up a while.  My thoughts go back to my online beginnings, when I offended people right and left until I knew the ropes.

    Pleased to meet you, via seedsower.

  • You are such a wonderful writer. I`d be on here more if more people wrote with your honesty.

  • Xanga will be no more soon. Hopefully you still get alerts in your email when someone comments your Xanga post. Do not lose touch, please! My email is cynarajane@gmail.com. I am on Facebook, Lisa Crawford Geiger. Peace and love, my friend.

  • YAY! I was wrong that Xanga was going to die! Glad to see you here! Now, how can I pry a post out of you?

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