Be Yourself

Words that people say but, do they have any real meaning?

I wonder if in today’s society if there is really room for someone who just wants to be themselves. I mean it sounds like a wonderful idea to go thru life but reality or today’s society wont allow it.

Wonderful example happened to yours truly just last week and came to a crashing halt just this very morning.

Thursday morning last week i was called into my bosses office and was asked about an incident that had happened that very morning, I was giving my explanation and my boss kept interrupting me until my frustration spilled over and i blurted out “will you please listen to the words coming out of my mouth”. Well needless to say that as of 9am this morning i am no longer employed there.

So, why is it OK to interrupt people just because they are above you in the corporate ladder? Why is the peon not allowed to speak their mind without repercussion?

Was I wrong with blurting out…probably! Was it based on frustration about people not letting me explain my side of the story…could be! Does that mean that they are allowed to be rude and get me to the point of saying something inappropriate? That i guess is up to you to decide that!!

Anyway back to original intention of this blog…about being yourself. Is it still possible in today’s world? Or is it just best to sit and have everyone fit into the same round peg that they try to fit you in. What about those who are a bit of a square peg or heaven forbid a slightly oblong peg because there seems to be no place for those type of people.

I am just a couple of months shy of my 54th birthday and i seem to be fighting a lonely battle as i go thru life being myself. So, then today’s example is what i go thru on a daily basis.

I know you are reading this and saying (just follow and be safe and blend in with everyone else). I have a problem with that because i enjoy being an individual. It does leave you in a place that is scary at times, will i be able to make rent this month, will i find another job etc etc, will i have enough money when retirement comes.

My family has there own ideas about me I’m sure, many just don’t like me…some just put up with me while others just wont have anything to do with me.

Other people outside of my family just don’t know what to do or say to me because i will simply tell them what i am thinking about whatever they may ask me. Not sure if they really wanted to hear my opinion or if they were just being polite or perhaps just wanted to hear their own voices talking.

So, if you are a reader of this blog then you know some of the blunders/wonders that have happened to me over the last few years.

I am uncertain how to handle life…I really am befuddled!! I cannot fit into a round peg, I cannot blindly follow like sheep just to fit in!

That brings up the question…is there a place to BE YOURSELF