Sandpaper people exhaust me. Dealing with "difficult, self-loving/my thoughts are the only truth" people drains both my emotional and physical energy and dulls my mental thirst of learning the hows and whys of people. Exhaustion hovers over every interaction we have with these sandpaper people while the spiritual and moral questions that arise from that interaction which will drive us to our knees. It is a good thing. Anything or anyone who keeps us broken might well be counted as a blessing for they refine and define the very best in us, calling us to a higher standard in every relationship. Without the right kind of strength and enough of that strength, we are doomed to failure in getting along with the people who rub us the wrong way.
Strength is something to be desired and in mega-demand. Everywhere we look gyms, fitness centers and health clubs are offering us the chance that will enable us to live the good life, all the way to our hundredth birthday and with stunning good looks of runway model while doing so.
It would appear we are all desiring the chance to be healthy and strong. Honestly, I must admit that the human body is an amazing creation.
Some very amazing facts... did you know, that every 24 hours:
Our heart beats 103,689 times.
Our blood travels 168,000,000 miles.
We breathe 23,040 times.
We eat 3 1/2 pounds of food.
We drink 2.9 quarts of liquid.
We speak 4,800 words.
We move 750 muscles.
We exercise 7,000,000 brain cells.
Is it any wonder our bodies and minds are tired! And after all of that interaction, we are told to eat bean sprouts instead of chocolate, while I believe in eating healthy and taking care of yourself.. to deny yourself some of the truly ambrosial tastes in this world is not how I choose to live to be 100... after all, what would I have to remember on that 100th birthday? I offer instead Garfield's five-step diet:
1. No seconds, get it all the first time.
2. Never start a diet cold turkey, better lasagna or roast beef.
3. Since vegetables are a must -- try carrot cake, zucchini bread or pumpkin pie.
4. Try to cut back, leave the cherries off your hot fudge sundaes.
5. If that doesn't work, hang around people bigger than you.
My reason for this entry is simple. I read the blogs on here and see all the sandpaper people grinning with delight. All the energy and strength that others use to try to dissuade that train of thought they throw out (similar to when there are cattle left on the ranges in Wyoming and other Western states... they graze and graze not really longing for much, but every week a truck comes along with an added amount of grain and water, and the result is always the same.. the cattle RUN for that truck.. they lick the salt licks and are mesmerizer by the opportunity to indulge in something different) hoping to get others involved in their abrasiveness and skewed logic. This is not for me..
I long for an inner strength that plays out in every relationship and makes it possible to deal with and even embrace those people who constantly rub us the wrong way. Sandpaper people seem to sense weakness and then use it to their advantage. Our slightest emotional waver in stability is their signal for action.
I want to be strong (I need to be strong around this humble abode in order to keep up with the day-to-day maintenance), but I am more interested in the kind of strength far beyond what any weight machine or diet plan can produce. I am seeking the inner strength only God & inner peace can give; the lasting strength that is necessary to get along with sandpaper people. Relationships with sandpaper people are depleting relationships, consuming "emotional black holes" that are capable of draining every ounce of energy we possess. If we are not careful, the difficult relationships will deplete our very souls and rob us of all emotional banks we have within.
This is just my opinion of my own thoughts, and as usual (and to borrow a phrase from a wildly sexy and intriguing man I had the pleasure to meet) YMMV...so, I leave it to each of you to either pursue that which makes you stronger and happier or to wallow in the traps and plots of sandpaper people.
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