WTF Wednesdays- The next generation

I ride a bike mostly by choice so I encounter certain situations that some of my vehicular inclined human beings might not on a daily basis. This usually boils down to weather issues but at least once a week I come across terrible human beings who make me wish there was a license to breed. Case in point I am riding down Main Street minding my own business when I rather nice Jeep Grand Cherokee appears next to me and rolls its rear passenger window down and out comes a tween aged blond girl. Now I ride with headphones in blasting at nearly full volume nearly 100% of my journey so I do not initially hear what the tween is screaming at me, just that it is apparently hilarious to her. So I pop my headphones out and catch the last few sentences which went a bit like this:

"Cant drive a car? You suck! Don't crash!"

Now I cannot attest to what other pearls of wisdom she spouted before the headphones came off but I imagine it was not much more intelligent than what followed. Now typically when this happens I ignore it and move on my marry way, writing off their behavior as the product of too many paint chips consumed or perhaps a glue sniffing hobby of some sort, but today was a little different and I was feeling feisty. You see the situation became interesting when said Jeep Grand Cherokee surged forward a few blocks and then parked in front of a Starbucks, and so I decided to confront the driver who was a middle aged gentleman that looked at least half way civilized.

After stopping behind the Jeep I asked what I assume was the father of this very rude tween if he realized what the girl had been shouting out the window, to which he replied "So the f**k what?". I was understandably taken aback by this and proceeded to tell the man this girl was harassing a pedestrian from his vehicle which WAS NOT A GOOD THING. After not getting any kind of apology I started to take down his license plate number, mostly as a bluff, to which he chuckled and continued on his way while saying good luck. What an asshat right? So this experience taught me two things, first that I should not have faith in the vast majority of people for they are rude, second that the future is screwed if this is how we are raising our children to act.

Thankful Thursdays- Physicality of emotionality

I'm thankful on this day for many things. I am thankful for my overall health, I am thankful for a stable job, but most of all at this very moment I am thankful for my sanity.

Its a funny thing to be thankful of some might say but obviously those folks have never experienced a true mental "breakdown", the losing of ones self as they know it for reasons that are never quite clear, even after clarity is attained(or the illusion of it in any case). Though I definitely still encounter moments when I feel like things are not quite OK I have not questioned my mental health in a long time.

Not being sure of yourself is one of the true pains in life, no one ever wants to doubt themselves yet many walk through this world constantly unsure of the decisions and emotions they experience. It goes even deeper when you realize the physical manifestations of these doubt are so all inclusive that you can literally make yourself ill with negative feelings. This is something I have come to realize all too late and have only recently started to understand. A negative attitude begets a negative metabolism and vice versa, striking the balance between these too mechanisms in your body is key to a happy life.

So even though I have not always paid close enough attention to both aspects of my body, the emotional and physical aspects, its never too late to bring them both up to speed. I am physically happy with my body and I am trying my best to keep it healthy and in running order, and I am also emotionally stable in a way that I most likely have never been. I know what I want from life and who I want to be, even if there are some that might want to keep doubt in my mind due to their own insecurities and issues.

So here's to the future, may it be bright and shiny and full of fluffy pandas and may I never doubt my self worth again.

WTF Wednesday

What is it about lying that is so damn attractive to people? I know the urge to lie is buried deep down in the human psyche and stems from a basic human need to survive but why do some feel the need to spew them more than others? I have told my fair share of lies in the past and in doing so I literally went nowhere fast and ruined many things in the process, so much was lost in fact that I have since sworn to never lie again beyond whether Santa is real or how much time I spend playing/watching video games. This urge to be truthful was not easy to come by, mind you, and probably would not exist had I not screwed my life up initially so I can see how it would be hard for some to "kick" the habit.

I seriously have come across people in my life as of late that lie about the most random pointless things. They sit there and spout their false information while expecting you to swallow it and ask for more, this kind of shit annoys me endlessly and I have decided to not even bother with those folks anymore. I want to surround myself with truthful human beings whom I can trust and truly care for, no easy feat when the world is filled with selfish asshats.

Deciding to not lie is a huge life change for some and it can hurt, but only at first, like a band aid being pulled off your frontal lobe. It only gets easier with time though and you will be amazed at how much weight you remove from your metaphorical shoulders by not having to tiptoe over what is true and what is fabricated in your life.

In closing I want to thank those that make an effort to tell the truth, to be who they really are, and to care with all their heart about whatever it is they care for. Life is too short to deal with anything less than genuine feelings.