Maybe it's the PMS talking ... but this is how I'm feeling right now.

Every single one of us is guilty of being a hypocrite.  Every single one of us has drama.  Every single one of us has more important things to focus on.

Sooooo ... why don't we?

What is it that makes us so quick to judge?  So vicious?  So resentful?

I am guilty of all of the above.  And I don't like it about myself when it comes around.  I've witnessed it with friends, family members, even complete strangers.

Sometimes things happen that make you realize you need to change your focus.  It's stupid to think that everyone should get along - but how about just letting go?  I've realized that I have spent way too much time, on many occasions, being quick to judge and vicious and resentful.  That's really not who I am ...

When someone is acting this way towards me, I'm always quick to say "they have no idea, they don't know me, they know NOTHING about me" ... and I see now that I need to think about that next time I start in on someone ... I truly don't know them or everything about them, and it's not my right to judge them.

Everyone who you dislike in this world has just as many people who love and adore them as you do.  Think about how their family and friends who love them, just as yours do you.  And that just comes from people being different.

What you despise about someone may be just the thing that makes their best friend, their best friend.

Even though that comes from an emotional place - it's a pretty logical statement.  And when faced with a difficult situation, I think the best thing to do is to find that fine line between emotion and logic.. they can come together quite nicely.

The recent events that have made me think about this aren't only my own - there seems to be shitstorms all around right now... but they aren't the first and won't be the last.

I guess all this really boils down to is that there are 2 sides to every story. Plain and simple.  Now we just have to take it upon ourselves to remind ourselves of that.  I think everyone would benefit by throwing away what's bad in their life... not just putting it in a box that you can go and open at any given moment.

With all this being said, to all the people who I have ever had "beef" (for lack of a better term) with - I might not hesitate to splash you with a puddle if you were standing on the side of the road, but I would still give the shirt off my back if you needed it. (to wipe down!) 

I'm not too proud to have a heart.