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We’re back, baby!
7 days of Vegas, neon lights, and girls in 20 minutes. (The gentleman in the room next door decided to partake. Yes, the walls were thin. Yes, it was 3:00 in the morning. No, he had no shame in his game!)
Let’s just say that Las Vegas is not my cup of tea.
Yet I had an amazingly rejuvenating vacation. I used my part of the gambling budget to buy bath and beauty products. Instead of gambling, I hung out in my hotel room pampering the bejeesus out of me! Facials. Bubble baths. Serums and moisturizers. Lots of “Law & Order”.
Basically, heaven.
If you’ll recall I drew this for the National Doodle Day Challenge.
Clearly I am a genius.
So when my brother called me on Sunday and asked for my artistic assistance, of course I said yes! It was just me, a sheet of paper, a pen, and some helpfully vague instructions.
“We need a chair in front of a fireplace.”
Behold the awesome!
Photo by Sungrubbies
That’s 7 inches of sun repelling, fabulousness inducing brim! Of course, I’ve ordered my hat in black. And the hat is “crushable” meaning I can pack it in my suitcase without disturbing other people on the plane!
Because being considerate is even more chic than the hat.
Imagine utopia. It’s beautiful, serene…radiantly abundant. And somewhere, in some corner of paradise, somebody is throwing down their disagreement.
Conflict is the yang to individuality’s yin.
Because we are thinking people, because we are emotional people, because of our specific experiences and history, we will never be able to agree on everything. (One reason why politics is a national pastime for nations across the planet.)
And that’s ok, right? A difference of opinion is healthy, isn’t it?
Sometimes the enemy incursions into your personal space are less “invasion” and more “surgical strike”. Not enough that you can call someone out on it (because trying to explain why you’re upset makes you look like a crazy person even though you know that they’re being malicious) but just enough to upset you.
That behavior used to bring out my passive aggressive streak. Why? Because passive aggressive behavior is what people use when they don’t feel like they can speak up about something that is bothering them…which is why you see tons of it with kids, or in the workplace, even in marriage.
But passive aggressive behavior is not the ideal weapon of choice for dealing with a manipulative aggressor.
What did you want to accomplish in 2009?
Have you been successful? How close are you to making that happen? What one thing can you do today to bring you a step closer?
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