Perception

If you've ever read my Facebook statuses, you'll know I'm not an optimist.

It's true. I believe that people are created with a natural disposition to be optimistic, pessimistic, or realistic. I think God did that on purpose, so that the world would have a good balance of cup half empty, cup half full, and cup filled with liquid kind of people.

So, I think he made me a realist. I'm not sure how I come off to others, but in my head, I feel like a realist. My bad days happen because bad things happened. My good days happen when good things happened.

I try to live each day to it's best. I try to please God in everything that I do. I try to spread the Word about the Good News.

But...I fail a lot. I start to realize that most of the things I post online are negative...even though most of the things I think are not. I realize that most of my Facebook friends don't see and converse with me on a daily basis, so the only perception they have is what I post.

For that, I'm sorry. I hope that the people with whom I do converse with on a regular basis can attest to the fact that I'm not a whiney complainey dramatic person. I hope. And I hope that if I am that way in person, that I can become a better person.

However, I also want you to know that I will always speak my mind. I see no shame in being honest or hiding my feelings. (I think you all probably know that.) I do, however, must continually practice doing that kindly. Sometimes my mouth gets ahead of my mind and things just don't come out nicely. For that, I'm sorry.

As a child, I got in trouble a lot for SAYING something wrong. I didn't misbehave a lot. I did talk back.

My tongue is perhaps my biggest weakness, but I've come a long way in controlling it. Sometimes I just need a little boost.

So here's to more positive Facebook posts!