For you: Its good to be you

sometimes you go to extremes to make people happy. That's a major thing with me. I am such a major people pleaser.

Blech. Jessica...please stop saying major - you are not 12.

For example, I say "awesome". A lot. Like a lot, a lot. Like my son now says "awesome" when his sister lets his car go down the race ramp thingy correctly, a lot. I also say "Dude" a lot. Especially when I am correcting the kids.

Its sad, my kids even know the differences between the way I say "Dude" and how much trouble they are in.

What can I say, apparently I want to be a surfer and not a writer.

Anyhow, what the heck was I saying? Oh yeah. So I was saying, people pleasing. I was sitting in a car dealership, a million years ago (like that time frame? Yes, I was Fred and Wilma's next door neighbor. No smarty pants on the other side, obviously my name ain't Betty Rubble), making small talk with the finance guy. He was a nice older southern gentleman. Lets call him Jackson, sounds nice and southern right? He was rotund and his head was full of white hair. Kinda reminded me of santa claus. Why? dang people - he was giving us a new car!

Thing I noticed about my good friend Santa Claus Jackson, was that anytime I said "Awesome" or "Dude"? He seemed to stop himself for a second. Like he was gonna correct me or something.

So I jokingly said: "Don't you just hate the word awesome?" He breathed a sigh of relief, looked up with a stern look (not at anyone in particular) and said: "Oh, I do. I really, really do." And kept on working.

Right? I was in such shock he acted like that. I quickly added that I had been saying "Awesome" and "Dude" since college cause of a roommate....blah, blah, blah, blah. And you know what this knucklehead ups and does?

I stop myself from saying those words. I let Mean ole Santa Claus Jackson take away....apart of me. It just stinks that we do that.

And I mean we as a society, not we as in there is more than one me. I ain't that type of crazy ;)

Why write this?

Just to say; don't let the Santa Claus Jackson's steal the awesomeness from your life. Be who you are meant to be.

Be the AWESOME YOU! Why? Cause we all love you that way. I swear.