What a Strange Creature...

When I first started this blog I said I didn't like people

At the time I was familiar more with those of shallow mind

Who would rather poison than live

What blogging uncovered was another world beneath this ugly exterior

That when you expose a part of your true self, you get to see others true selves

And it gave me hope in humanity

And as I started to interact more with people

I discovered people are strange creatures

What would normally make me turn and run had me stop and observe

And this is what I've discovered so far

Most of us just want to be heard...we want to share our voice

We don't need criticism because what's good for you may not be good for me

There are those who feel out of control and feel a need to try and control others

Or those who find it easier to give away their control to avoid conflict

or because they believe someone knows best or out of fear

And often times it's hard getting your control back

Some people prefer to stay stuck in victim-mode; 

it's familiar to the point that they think it's who they are 

And that it is dangerous to be around these people

Some people would rather focus on everything else but themselves

Many of us forget our true power

That we are all capable of just as much as the other

That by standing true to ourselves, listening to our inner guidance,

we already have alot of what it takes to grow

That the worst thing we can do is act out of fear

(fear of success, fear of failure, fear of not belonging, 

fear that others are talking about you or not talking to you, 

or looking at you or not looking at you

see how silly it sounds?)

And then there are the diamonds scattered amongst the lost

People who keep to themselves

Perhaps because they've been touched in a bad way by the others

And prefer to retreat than to share

And those are the types I have discovered hidden among this virtual world

Some I want to keep and others I've tossed back

But the ones I keep are truly precious

Some are sharing their gift and spreading the love amongst others

Waking others to their truth

Imagine what it could be like if we all did the same?

Yep, people are truly intriguing

It would be easy for me to say 'screw people' I don't want to be bothered

but the truth is, I find people rather interesting

REAL people

not the shallow, self important, fear consumed

and when these enter my life I can calmly observe

and push them on their way