Displaying An Authentic Me

Last night was supposed to be our "catch up on sleep night", but our dogs didn't get the memo.  It was a horrible, thunderstormy night and our dogs didn't enjoy the ambiance.  We are all lacking in our REM sleep cycles today.

What to do?  When I greet people, the people who know me on a "more than acquaintance but less than a BFF" level believe I am happy 24/7.  That is my default, out in public personality.  My closest friends and family know to keep their distance when I've been sleep deprived for a several nights in a row. I can smile and want to yell at somebody at the same time...

Our best intentions didn't help us last night.  That is where the "ommmm" mentality helps me get through the day.  Being authentic doesn't mean we have to cut ourselves open for the world to see our innermost thoughts.  We all have negative thoughts, we are human.  I don't have to tell the customer service rep I talked to this morning that I wanted to yell at the guy who designed their stupid website.

Being authentic means being true to ourselves while remembering we are part of this amazing global community.  Even though I was irritated at the people who made an inefficient website, I still told the customer service rep she was awesome, because she was.  We are all everything.  I can be happy while being irritated that my dogs kept me up.  We are layered and complicated.  Accepting all of those layers without beating myself up is helpful to personal growth.

My wish is that if someone reads a blog post and it makes them angry, they don't feel the need to take it out on me.  When we are at our worst, and we all are sometimes, it helps no one to berate strangers and/or friends and family.  That is when it's good to have healthy coping skills.  I used to tell my kids to punch a pillow or throw ice cubes at the cement.  Exercise helps, a warm bath helps, watching a movie can help.  With deeper, chronic issues, we need to reach out for assistance.

We can choose to find our "ommmm" instead of choosing to take our bad moods out on other people.  The world and everyone we meet will thank us.  It creates a cycle of goodness.  Because we all know the energy we give out affects the people we come into contact with each day.  Fingers crossed the dogs get the memo tonight ;)

Have a great day!!

Xo

Conni