Deflate

Ever had something really awesome happen to you and someone comes along and totally takes the wind out of your sails? Not maliciously and not on purpose, they had the best intentions however they just wanted to "help" you avoid hurting someone else's feelings.

Yeah it definitely happened today to me -- not once, but twice. (Yeah, totally bummed out my day)

I read a blog awhile ago, Jon Acuff's to be exact, and he reffered to it as a 'Jesus Juke' ... I think....... anyways he was using it in a different context than I am now, but it is a similar idea.

You are on a high, life is in the clouds and the world is your oyster. You just lost those 5 lbs you were working on the past month or you found the shoes you were looking for since last summer--or whatever big accomplishment you reached. Then this oh so helpful 'friend' comes along and says, "you know Fred over there? He has been working really hard the past six months to lose his final few lbs so it would be good not to mention it too much that you lost 5 lbs in 3 weeks. He already struggles with the whole issue."

Have you ever been 'juked' like that?

Okay my deflate today doesn't have to do with weight, even though it would be nice to get fit again. But it was a deflate none the less. I may be making more of something that should just be left alone but it has been on my mind all day.

Is it just me and the people I'm surrounded by that do this?

When something outstanding happens to one person, we have to dumb down the celebration because of someone who can't put themselves a side for a moment to celebrate with someone else?

Hear me on this, I don't mean that those who recieve a good thing, should go around boasting, there should be a time of celebration. It's like when you have an okay job and someone you just met is talking to you about it and they ask your friend standing next to you how their job is going and .... they don't have a job. It totally bumms out the whole conversation.

I want to celebrate achievements with people, I also want to cry with people. There is a time for everything.
Lets celebrate with great gusto when we reach a high point.

So there may not be anyone celebrating here with me now. But I am celebrating inspite of that, gosh darn it. :)
This post may not make much sense, it may also sound like a bunch of complaining, but you are out in cyber world and I am here. I don't know you personally yet, but I want to be able to share the high moments along with the low moments.

Do you have something worth celebrating? 


..I do. Let the party roll.