Say it! “I am NOT Impressive.”
Be honest. You are NOT impressive. Okay, maybe it’s just me but, full disclosure, I am NOT impressed with 99.9% of humanity. Never have been and the older I get, the more I am certain humans are NOT impressive because we are fallible, fickle, erratic, emotional, illogical and downright inconsistent!
As individuals clamor for people to be excellent towards them, they are appalling in their speech and actions towards others. Humans are inconsistent.
We do NOT walk the talk.
We do NOT do as we say. We absolve ourselves of responsibility to live up to standards we scream and demand others uphold. And when they do as we say but not as we do, we seek the death sentence for them over any and every minor offense. Oh, don’t forget, make sure to play the victim by posting all over social media how mean and immoral and ignorant everyone is while expressing hurt that people unfriend you. And, please, give us their full name so we can disparage them right along with you as we claim the moral high ground of excellence. After all, we believe it’s important to “treat others as we want to be treated.”
I don’t agree with ANY of the venom, vitriol, discord, and dissension. NONE OF IT IS ACCEPTABLE. None.
My concern is…
…when does the name calling end? Who finally raises their hand and admits, “I have a role in the chaos?” Who is the first to wave the white flag? Or, are we forever the Hatfields and the Maccoys? The Montagues and Capulets?
Are we truly “crabs in bucket” and we would rather we all die than one of us live? Would we rather all live in poverty and dependence than one of us be rich and free? Would we rather live unhappy and dissatisfied than one of us experience outrageous joy and abundance?
Who is ready to rise above yourself?…
Have you ever been formally trained in the art of debate? Have you ever been to a marriage counselor because you and your spouse could not communicate and were on the brink of the Big D? In both situations, you learn it is necessary to limit speech when words become drivel…vitriol…violence…vomit.
When individuals can own up to their own inability to communicate with dignity and aplomb; when individuals can embrace the responsibility inherent in their words; when individuals with eyes to see and ears to hear remember words have the power of Life or death, maybe then we will recognize it is not limitations to speech and expressions of self, so much as it is reproach and discipline.
Maybe when we spend more time focused on being the most consistent excellent self, we won’t have to keep producing movies like “War of the Roses” and “The Hate You Give.” Maybe one day we will live in a culture full of people who remain consistent in their speech and actions; people who recognize with freedom comes responsibility.
Freedom is not free.
Freedom requires discipline.
Discipline Equals Freedom.
Maybe one day we will live in a culture full of people who rise above themselves….
I am not remotely worried about what happens in the future because I already know what happens. We will continue to accept leaders in our businesses, in our places of worship, in our halls of government, in our own homes who feed into the divide such that we remain the Montagues and Capulets, Hatfields and McCoys and NO ONE wins! No. One. Wins.
If you build up your treasures in this world, they will collapse and disintegrate. But, you do not have to be OF this world as you remain IN this world.
Who is ready to rise above?
The world, the people in it, need your calm more than your chaos. Give the world and others what their spirit needs no matter how loud they clamour for darkness, discord, destruction, and death. Be the model of excellence the world is desperate to see, hear, know, and follow.
“It’s our job to share our calm not join in the chaos.”
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Kasandra Vitacca Mitchell
Kasandra Vitacca Mitchell is an Author, Speaker, Coach of Wealth & Happiness with a mission to bring research, wisdom, and authenticity to others via “The Happiness Formula.”