Crazy Appearing Ordinary

After reading my post about what looks ordinary on a crazy day, I thought I should give you a few examples so you could totally get where I was coming from.
   
      1. Your church wanting people to go on a Missionary trip to another continent but not being able to handle any aspects of the local pre-planning in an organized fashion.
       2. A woman who is always on, even though her life is falling apart.
       3. A person who listens to Zen meditation tapes but is always defensive.
       4. A person who shoots eight rounds into a car full of teens because they wouldn't turn their music down at his request in a public parking lot.
       5. Coming to the US and refusing to learn English.
       6. Going on TV weekly with people who really aren't your friends and pretending to be friends while making complete fools of yourselves for the whole world to see.
       7. Buying a huge house but having no furniture in it because you can't afford to buy any.
       8. Keeping up with the Joneses or Smiths to try to validate your own self worth.
       9. Believing that the world is coming to an end because of the Mayan Calendar. Where are the Mayans?
      10. Having a FT job but no bank account to deposit your check in.
      11. Posting positive and happy thoughts on FB, but you are hurting and angry about everything.
      12. Holding grudges for years and years when the other person is unaware or has moved on.
      13. Failure to communicate your wants, needs, and desires but being angry because your needs aren't being met.
      14. Refusing to move forward in therapy of any kind because the work is too hard or too painful.
      15. Failing to believe that anyone but God could have created the body in all its uniqueness, as well as every other aspect of this awesome world. Big Bang, really? Self-will, huh?

Oh my list could on and on but I know my readers are savvy and you understand. Examples can be pulled from any day to day life experience-marriage, career, and life in general. I have said it often, you can't trust everyone with your stuff but you do need some one in your life with whom you can be real. If your crazy has to look ordinary every single day and you can never drop your basket, then you need a new audience to view your life. Life is short and precious. We don't know the day nor the hour when it can end but it is important to be a whole as possible while we are on the journey.

Every now and then crazy has to look ordinary for us but it shouldn't become our norm. Some situations are easy to correct, others may take a little more time. As we approach the New Year, let's be mindful that our painful realities and testimonies can always help someone. NO we don't have to look like our testimonies at all times but it is important to show your strengths and give glimpses of your weaknesses too. Our existence on Earth is relational. Everyone has a role to play for things to function. Don't be the squeaky wheel that keeps the motion stagnant. Be safe and blessed the holiday weekend!

In Crazy/Ordinary Diva Love,

Pam