This morning I woke up craving delectable
chocolate yeast donuts, so I went to this place called The Donut Shop. The
whole way there I continuously replayed in my mind how many I would order, what
I would get with them, and how good they would taste BUT when I got to the
counter I stood there like a lost child, unsure of what I wanted to get. An
older gentleman stepped up and ordered like it was nothing, then looked at me
and said "girl it ain't THAT hard, it's just donuts". At that point I
was forced to make up my mind. I stared the lady behind the counter in her
eyes, stated I wanted 12 glazed chocolate yeast balls, and handed her my debit
card. Instead of reaching for my card the lady pointed at the sign staring ME
right in the face that read "cash only". Disappointed and
embarrassed, I went to marsh, grabbed the last chocolate yeast donut and called
it a day. In the car I whipped out my donut and started to smash. In the midst
of taking a bite I looked to my left and in the next car there was a girl, around
my age, basking in the smoke of a cigarette that she was thoroughly
enjoying...instant judgment is what happened in my mind. "Why is she
smoking that?" "Doesn't she know that's bad for her?" "I
know her fingers stink" Then I realized, she could say the same thing
about me and the donut I was so eagerly smashing while creepily glancing in her
car.
The point of all of this is we must be
patient in all that we do. Rushing into a decision will cause you to overlook
the details that you may not have missed had you been paying attention. We must
choose to make good decisions. I could've just gone to work after my failed
donut purchase attempt, but instead, I ignored the signs around me and made the
wrong decision based on how I felt. Last but not least, we must not judge
others. Often we see others and judge them, then justify what we do by saying
"it's not as bad as" or
"smoking and donuts are two different things". Bad is
bad...good is good, there is no in between. Who are we to judge others when we
all make mistakes?
Today will be about not judging others, practicing patience, and
choosing to make the right decision. Challenge yourself by paying attention to
your decisions and how you justify them. That is a great way of focusing more
time on improving yourself instead of wasting time focusing on someone else’s
faults. Can you imagine how many
positive things we could have accomplished with all the time we wasted worrying
about someone else?
4/19/13
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