Meanie Heads

Have you met them? Those scary people who are just plain mean. They look like other people. They drive cars like other people. They talk like other people. They have families. They do not have horns. But they are meanie heads.
Meanie heads make life miserable. They are the people who flip you off when you drive the speed limit in the construction zone. The guy at the Elks club who runs out and yells at you that you can't park in one of those 40 empty spots to go get your coffee because it is Elks parking. So much for service club. They are the people who snarl when helping you check out. And worse, and more insidiously, they are people who act nice and pleasant and like they are your friend, but then talk badly about you or steal your ideas or unfriend you on facebook without giving you a chance to make up. The world is full of all kinds of meanie heads. And frankly, they must be miserable. To spend all of your time obsessed with making someone pay or hating your job or trying to malign another.......well, that's just no way to live. If you find yourself living there, GET OUT!!!
Live as a pleasant person. Smile at people daily. Give without expectation of getting back. Actually look in people's eyes. Do something completely kind and unexpected. Serve. Be humble. Did I mention smiling? Because smiling deserves to be mentioned again. Too many frowny faces out there. Wave. Be cordial. Be interested. Go out of your way to do something that will make someone else happy just because you know it will make them happy.
Oh, you thought this was about meanie heads? Well it is. By figuring out how not to be a meanie head, there will be one less meanie head in the world. Nobody needs meanie heads. They make life uncomfortable. But, unfortunately, changing one seems to be beyond human ability. They have to want to change. But, we can keep from becoming one. We can make a difference in the lives of those around us so that those we know are stronger and more secure when they have to face meanie heads. We can make plans on how to keep from becoming the dreaded meanie head. Because if we don't.........someone might be writing a blog about meanie heads and talking about, gasp, US! You have to plan for who and how you want to be. Plan to be a nicey.
blessings,
rhonda