Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Slice of Life Day 10: How Genuine?

Today I have been thinking a lot about how genuine people are. How sometimes we say things just because we think they are what people want to hear, or what we should be saying.

As I was sitting down to write today's post I was thinking about what I could write and how I could really take this post two ways.

I could sit down and find the one bright spot of the day and write an uplifting post. There have been bright spots today. My kids have been working super hard on their projects, and most of them made good decisions when choosing their own groups (and the ones that didn't were not a surprise). I have awesome coworkers who I have developed amazing friendships with, and I get to see them everyday. But this would not be how I am genuinely feeling.

A post that genuinely reflects how I am feeling right now would much less happy and uplifting. Honestly today I am not feeling the bright spots. I am feeling cranky, and tired. I am frustrated and overwhelmed. I want to sit here and complain and rant about my day. I would rather write about how I hit every single red light on my way to work this morning. My dog was being a pain which meant I left later than I wanted to anyway. I'd rather complain about how I have a ton of work to do, and something going on every single night after school this week.

Writing this post got me thinking how often we write a blog-post or tell someone something that is not really what we are feeling at the moment. Whether it is because we don't want to sound whiny or because we don't want people to know how we are really feeling, sometimes we sugar coat things. I want to be honest I want my blog posts to be a genuine reflection of what my day was like. So whether I sound whiny or cranky or get told to focus on the positives this is what I am going with today. I'm going with honesty.

7 comments:

  1. Thank you for being real, for being transparent. Because the fact of the matter is, everything is not always ok. and that's ok. I'm glad you realized the value in being honest because sometimes I need to know that I am not the only one that doesn't always feel happy all the time. It's good to know you are not alone. And I hope you know you are not alone in your feelings either. They are real. They are legitimate. I'm glad you are embracing them. Well done.

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  2. Honesty is a great policy. I'm a firm believer that positive thînking helps but I think baring your soul can be even better.

    I made a promise that doing this challenge, I would write about the moment, the slice, of my day that had the biggest impression on me, good or bad.

    I commend you for your honest post.

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  3. Honesty is a great policy. I'm a firm believer that positive thînking helps but I think baring your soul can be even better.

    I made a promise that doing this challenge, I would write about the moment, the slice, of my day that had the biggest impression on me, good or bad.

    I commend you for your honest post.

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  4. I believe anyone reading this post can relate to this. It is absolutely fine to let the cranky feelings flow free. Writing them out helps to let go of them. I hope that tomorrow is a brighter day.

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  5. Nothing wrong with honesty! If writing about the not-so-cheery stuff helps you, then go for it.

    Your writing reminded me of something I read about the way we portray our lives on social media. In case you're interested, here's the link:
    http://www.kveller.com/we-need-to-quit-telling-lies-on-facebook/.

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  6. Thanks for your honesty. Today I am feeling exhaustion as well. It will be some busy weeks for the rest of March (I posted a quick slice about that today). I could especially relate to your comment about having so much to do in the evening. That always takes a toll on me. I read this post at lunch today and liked it: http://bemorewithless.com/cut/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeMoreWithLess+%28Be+More+with+Less%29

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  7. I admire your honesty and applaud your still BEing here!! Yay!!!

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