Raw deal.......

Give me give me give me!....pick me! Pick me!... Im’m steak!.... The human race is seemingly regressing at a phanominal speed do to our evolving.  All consumed with theme, me and me regime, ever demanding and fueled by my right?  What rights? To me they are slowly becoming more and more seemingly wrong.  Selfish and lazy and completely self absorbed are we.  We are so busy fighting for our rights that we forget our own value and nine out of ten times sell ourselves short. 

    A lazy generation is what we have become.  We want it all, the glitz, the glam and the glory, but just hand it to me on a silver platter please, so I don’t have to strain myself at all.  And as I am handed all the comfort and luxuary I could ever imagine, I will cobtinue to sit here on my pedasil and expand where I shouldnt and complain about the little I don’t have.  What saddens me most from this scenario is (in my opinion) the obliviation we find we fit so comfortably into.  You may see yourself as the top of the food chain, but I am affraid to say you are not.....you are playing the perfect roll of victim and laying down in your very own puddle of seeped out self worth.

   Tension breaker questionair: 1) did you see the mother and her young child braving the icy cold this morning as you drove past in your hot airconditioned vehicle?  Did you see the youngster was crying his little heart out? Did you see the sad and hopeless expression on the mother’s tired and drawn face?  Did you notice that they wore the same colour skin as you?  Orwere you, like most of the rest of us self righteous humans in the world, so self absorbed in our own troubles (and yes, we all have them) that you never even caught a glimps of them?   

    Feeling offended yet?  Good.  If not, just hold on I’ll get to you in a bit.  The order of business goes as follows (in my opinion of course) If you didnt work for it, It’s not yours.  If you didnt run the race, you shouldnt be wearing those trainers.  If you didnt plant it, you shouldnt pick it.  Have we such a low self image and lack recognising our own value to such an extent that you deem it acceptable to take something you did not work for and lable it you own.  I can take this a little further.  If you are too upity to get your hands dirty (so to speak) then Im pretty certain you are too upity to offer your opinion as well.  If you have masterd only the art of taking, critisizing and judging then I am sad to say, you have lost your worth.......everything we do from the moment we wake up until the moment we drift off to lala land again, we are busy making public display of our self worth, our value.  Instead of always wanting and continually taking, how about every once in a while start giving.  A lift to school/work, a loaf of bread, a warm smile or maybe just five minutes of your precious time to show a loney, lost or even just sad soul that they are not alone in the world. 

   Motivational writer, Bryant McGill wrote a brilliant piece on self-worth, “Value is your way out of the trap!” explaining the value of your raw material.  ‘The value of your worth’.  He says, “You better have some skills in this world. You better bring something to the dinner party or you will be the dinner.  You will either have value, or be grist for the mill — nothing more. I know it seems so unfair. I didn't make the rules.  The truth is that the world doesn't have much use or respect for “does nothing” people.  Can you really blame them? Take some pride in yourself.  Get to work.  Read everything you can get your hands on.   Acquire several skills and find at least one that you can master, and that earns you respect.  Let your skills do the talking.  Get determined.  This world is bursting with opportunity. Maybe it's time you re-invent you and try again.  Get going.  Don't cheat the world or yourself of what you have to offer. You must cultivate value within yourself if you want to move forward.  If you feel trapped quit thinking about the trap and start thinking about your value.  Life favours value.  Value is your way out.  The quality of your life hinges on your attitudes and offerings. Become a gift in the lives of others and you will always be well received.  If you want more opportunities you have to become an opportunity for others.  As you advance yourself your opportunities advance too.  It's so simple.  Get to work on yourself. The harder you work on yourself the more the external things you couldn't or can’t change will change on their own. Cultivating your value proposition in life is the way to move forward.   You are the raw material of your own destiny.”

                     

Go out and embrace your rawness.  Be the person who makes a difference in somebody’s life.  Show the world your value.

Glitter greetings (and all things shiny)

Bohemian B