Say you, Say me
A conversation I heard on the Golden Girls
Rose says “I didn’t know you were a college professor”
Miles says “what did you think when I told you I taught Hemingway?”
Rose said “I thought you were old“
When was the last time you said something that you thought was so clear and the other person didn’t get it, at all
It’s unbelievably frustrating to be misunderstood
When you want to be really clear to someone else, how do you say it?
What do you say to be really clear, to yourself?
If it’s not the same thing
Why?
Alexandre Dumas wrote that; “all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.”
What words work for you?
Wait and hope are good but I prefer
Yes and
Spectacular
I loathe the word no
It’s maddening to me to be told no
The word no is a call to action
What do you say when you are scared
When you see stores closed
Stocks drop
Church doors shut
Are you silent
Or do you scream
I’m curious on what you are saying, to yourself right now
We all have that voice in our heads
The one that never shuts up
Is the constant chatter in your mind positive
Or does that voice incessantly complain and criticize
What can you do to stop it
Can you clear out the “ I can’ts”
Can you quit comparing yourself to what you used to be
Or how you used to look
God, that gets old to replay and it’s exhausting
So, what we say to others is just as important as what we say to ourselves
Especially now that we are all home together
Say what you mean and mean what you say, every time
They say the struggle will make you stronger
That’s good to know because the struggle is real
And it is with everything
The struggle to stay the versions of ourselves we want to be
And the one that only wants to look back, at who we used to be
We are fascinated with our futures and our pasts
Both immediately take us out of the present moment
Being right here
Right now
Where you are
Is all we have
The eternal struggle and the eternal now
To sit and just be where your body is
Since you are most likely right next to someone
Say something nice