I've noticed my blog posts have been a bit, shall we say caustic, of late. That judgy side of me has been coming out more and more. If you haven't read the last two posts here's a quick summary; I've begged, pleaded, implored even, women to stop wearing f$&*ing yoga pants out for an evening (truly, please stop, I'm tired of seeing them in a nice restaurant). Darn it, the caustic just comes out, argh! Next, I ripped apart my peers for "woohooing" it around town in a not-so-classy way because apparently I believe my opinion to be of some significance, kind of like Miranda Priestly's in The Devil Wears Prada (I know, the movie came out ages ago but I secretly felt a strong sense of admiration for that character...then I felt bad).
So, in an effort to not fall into the abyss of judgement and bitterness (a future blog topic I think), I'm slowing down my rants, taking a deep breath and going back to the basics - my own Life Shoulds. Specifically #s 1, 9 and 19: "Be Kind to All People"; "Never Judge a Book by it's Cover"; and last but not least, "Never Assume You Know What's Happening in Another Person's Life - you are usually wrong and will end up feeling and looking foolish." That last one happens to me every time. My forehead is imprinted from so many hand slaps to it after an embarrassing misjudgment. How is it I never learn my lesson? The older I get, the more I notice that it's a daily struggle to not get lost in this type of thinking...I think I'll see Life Should #18 as well - It's OK to be a "Work In Progress."
Whew, I'm exhausted from all this trying not to judge and conflicting feelings. My struggle is real!