Seeing it Work

There is nothing more rewarding then seeing a light bulb go off when someone begins to realize my mission to spread the Flip Side. I love it when someone comes to me and says, "I tried to look at the Flip Side today." That's it! Today, my friend wrote me an email to say that she had a really rough day. A number of bad things happened, one being a situation with another person who accused her of something.  She was very disappointed by the situation but at the end of email, she said that she had tried to look at the Flip Side and that maybe he was just protecting his hard work. It doesn't fix the situation but it brings an understanding as to why someone might be doing something. It probably kept her calmer and more rational. Our first instinct is to get upset and emotional instead of realizing someone's actual intent or reason for acting that way.

I am still struggling on the flip side with a person who is causing me distress. I have a hard time understanding "Mean" people or people who are blatantly rude. In an attempt to understand this person, I have inquired about them to a close friend who is close to her.  He gave me some important insight that I was already suspecting about her personality.  I used this information to help me understand her and gauge my interaction with her. Over and over she disappoints me with her rudeness. It causes me such distress that I have almost given up.  Then, she gives me a glimpse of her true personality that she protecting so well. She's a  little like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.  This is a person that I have to interact with often so this is why I am trying so hard. It is very exhausting and I am not sure how long I can feel abused and attacked. I will do my best to continue to try.

Share your stories with me about how you have had to deal with the Flip Side.

One of my favorite quotes:
"Do not repeat anything you will not sign your name to."  ~Author Unknown

Thinking about Going Live

 I would like to say ahead of time that I may make grammatical errors and/or punctuation errors as well because I am just writing while I am thinking. When I had my students writing in their journals, I would tell them not to worry about their spelling, their neatness and their punctuation as long as they, the writer, could read it. I wanted them to freely put their thoughts on paper without worrying about the technical part of it. So, if I make mistakes, forgive me. I am very busy with my life but I want to share with you. So, many times, I don't have time to edit my "journal" blog. I won't hold it against you, if you don't hold it against me.

I think today is the day that I will go live. I ran this by my dear friend to see what she thought and she liked it. Molly is still pushing me to go live.

So, when I do, read with care.
Add your comments but please be fair.
I'm learning how to share my words.
It makes me nervous, thats for sure.
Please don't judge or take things wrong.
My intentions are where they belong.
I wear my heart on my sleeve
In hopes to inspire before you leave.
I want to hear whats on your mind.
I am anxious for what I'll find.
I'll learn from you just the same.
And don't forget to add your name.

Sometimes I feel more comfortable sharing in prose. I suppose i hide in it. Chicken. I also feel more creative that way. In college, if i had to write a paper for a class, if it was appropriate, I would write it in prose. It made it less boring to write and I would guess, less boring to read. I never got a bad grade. Let me share one with you. The paper I put on here is from a theater class where we had to do mock auditions with groups of people. Really, not my bag. It was fun but I was nervous. At the end, we had to write a paper about it. Booooring. I always say, creative people are never bored. Sooo, I took a chance that I wouldn't offend the professor and I wrote it in prose.

Nervous

Ok, so I am nervous about publishing this blog. I feel like it puts me out there to be judged. Part of me is ok with that but the other part is afraid to fail. All I want to do with this blog and my book and my message is to touch lives, make people think and make a small difference in the world. Even if it touches one life, then that is all that should matter. I don't think I am perfect and I don't expect perfection from anyone. I expect that I do my best, try hard and be happy. And...I AM. I may get frazzled or overwhelmed at times but it means I am alive and kicking. So, my friend Molly is pushing me to publish this blog and my website so I can get out there and collect my following. I am trying to do that now. I thank her for taking such an interest in my new venture. She has a venture of her own that I think is amazing. She takes photographs and puts them on beautifuls. Her company is called MollyCoddle at www.mollycoddle.com. She is inspiring to me.

Now I have to get the nerve enough to publish this and send it out. I hope I can be inspiring enough and interesting enough to hold my followers. I am still learning. So read my past posts about my steps through the publishing process and share my blog with everyone. Share your thoughts here too. Inspire me too. If you have a blog, let me know. I will check it. Thanks for visiting the Flip Side.

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”

Mother Teresa of Calcutta quotes