Frankly Speaking

It’s just a matter of hours now. No more telephone. No more cell phone. No more email. No more blackberry.

Just me. My dog. My co-pilot. And the open road.

Can you hear the silence?

This is going to feel good…

Oh, for crying out loud. I am so sick of hypocrisy.

I know, I know. It’s a lame thing to complain about. It’s like saying I’m frustrated about  being short. Ain’t nothing going to change that. And just like there will always be nice people and not nice people, there will always be people who walk their own talk, and people who just talk a good game.

Either way, I’m still sick of it.

I am not perfect. To be honest, I don’t really think there’s such a thing as the perfect person anyways. I make plenty of mistakes (most of which you’ve read about already) and I generally feel like I have no idea what I’m doing (and that’s on a good day). With that in mind, I give things my best shot, and at the end of the day I can count on this: If I said I was going to do something, I did it. If I said I believed in something, I lived it. If I said I cared about something, I showed it. And that’s about it.

Hypocrites, though, that’s a whole different animal. The ones I know who’ve perfected this art don’t even seem to notice that others are picking up on their slips. They’re too busy pontificating to really notice the irony of their own ways. And that’s the part that drives me friggin’ nuts.

But like I said, it’s just one of those things. We can’t control other people, just ourselves. So what do I do? I surround myself by the genuine article. I count my good friends on one hand, and I give thanks for having them, for knowing that they’re sincere, and for the comfort it brings to know that around these guys and gals, I don’t have to worry about my own imperfections. Because they’re not judging them anyways. Instead of giving more energy to someone who isn’t really what they say, I prefer instead to focus on people who bring the real deal to the table instead. Because these are the people who deserve celebrating.

PS Wow, do I feel better now.