Greetings and Salutations,
Once again it’s time to dive in the brain of the “Damn One”…it’s time for the Damn Newsletter!
I’m writing you in late April only means one thing…I have survived 2/3 of the April Trifecta! WrestleMania is in the books and I got through Brooklyn’s birthday with only minor bumps, bruises, and burns. (Although the burn on my lip from a contradicts the word minor) Now only one event remands…dum dum duuuuuummmmmm….My Birthday!!! This year I’m going to do something different. I am going to celebrate. Typically I hide in a dark hole avoiding people or any mention of the year anniversary of my birth. But this year I want to revel in what I do have ahead of me rather than mourn the years behind me. I’m hopefully that a different perspective may yield a different result. And if not…well at least I’m going to get plenty inebriated and either wild out or pass out. (But let’s be honest, at my age, the latter seems more likely)
Now the reason why I am taking a different approach instead of my usual birthday depression is well… I've been depressed for most of the last 2 years. I kind of need a break. I mean how much misery and sorrow can a guy have. In my history, birthdays usually started the downward trend of my weakened emotional state and diminished self-esteem. So in theory, if I approach things the completely opposite way, I should start a trend of positivity, strong mental health, and my confidence at a thousand, trillion! Hmm…I will keep you all posted if this shit works. Lol.
It’s shout out time. Shout Out of the Week goes out to Kirk D. Lee. Just had dinner with a couple of friends while I was in the DFW area this past weekend and I got to tell you…Kirk Lee teaching middle school kids is nothing short than heroic. I tried entire dinner to put myself in those shoes. Teaching someone else’s kids that just got out of elementary and are drunk on the little bit of freedom that have just received; watching their hormones enraged drama play out as it you’re watching Saved by the Bell as a Showtime series; and working hard not to cuss or strangle any of them out in a fit of rage and they speak to you without any respect. If that doesn't get you to be Shout Out of the Week…nothing will!
The title of this one is a paraphrased quote from Maya Angelou. It’s also one of the easiest and most under-utilized pieces of advice in the history of the world. We often try to see something in people. Whether it’s good or bad, kindness or meanness, good or evil…we always see something in people. Most times it may be misguided because we tend to put people in a box. This guy is a bad because he got the job I wanted. This lady is so sweet because he offered to be a shoulder to lean on while I was going through something. Don’t take perceptions and words as who that person is. I have had to learn that the hard way. Look and listen to people. They will truly show you who they are in 3 conversations (averaging about 20 minutes a conversation). That’s it 60 minutes and a trained ear. You want examples? You know I got examples!
If in the first 3 conversations the person:
Asking something from you - That person is needy and will continue requesting things until uh…forever
Mostly speaks about themselves and all of their problems - That person wants you to fix everything for them. Chances are they will never be there for you.
Has the answers for everything…I mean EVERYTHING in your life - Look at their life. More than likely they don’t have an answer for anything in theirs
Have excuses for everything wrong in their life – They are probably lazy and does not want to put in the work to be successful.
Need more? Hit me up. I can do this all day!
Those are just my thoughts…right or wrong…just what I was feeling at the time!!!
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