Don't be so defensive.

I have a friend that I love.  Wonderful individual, would do anything for you, and is excellent at many things.  If you were to meet this person you may not agree with me.  You might call them cold or snooty.

They're not but if you are the type of person that allows first impressions to be your deciding factor of whether or not you like an individual you are going to miss out on some pretty fantastic friends.  You know, as I type this, several of my friends fit this bio and honestly so do I!  One of my closest friends was convinced that I was a self centered B*$#@, for the first few days of our relationship.

I can't speak for others, but when it comes to me when I am in an unfamiliar situation I'm pretty quiet.  Shocking as that may be to those of you that know me I really am!  I would much rather be the person  busy behind the counter than the person out front greeting people.  This does not make me a B*%$#, this makes me some sort of weird introverted extrovert, but apparently I come across as a B*%$#.

Now, if you are the type of person that allows this stereotype to bother you, you are going to get pretty defensive.  You might even start not liking people that seem loved by everyone or even judging people who talk to you because you might think they are obviously not going to like you and that they will then go and talk to their friends about how much of a B*%$# you are.

You might also start having strong opinions of the way people perform tasks because they did a good job and you are on your defensive high horse knowing that you could have done a good job but no one seems to notice.

Here is my phrase for the day.  DON'T BE SO DEFENSIVE!! We are all on this planet together.  We are all given gifts by the Almighty so that we can work as a cohesive unit.  That does not make one of us better or worse that just makes us all different and that is ok!

People who are doctors love to study hard and make good grades so that they can heal the sick, there are people that love to build houses, there are people that love to play sports there are people who are free spirits and they do whatever job fits their schedule.  What if we didn't have doctors, or builders or bag boys?  What if everyone was a doctor?

My challenge to you today is to go into every situation thinking that no one is out to get you and everyone is your friend.  You will meet some jerks pay them no mind, but don't allow that mindset to fog your happiness.  Life is a wonderful ride and you only get one!  Enjoy!