First When and Where

“Something important happened!”
she said.

“Can I get back to you?
I’m in the middle of something.”
I answered.

“Oh, yeah.
It can wait.”
she answered.

“Something important happened!”
she said.

“Can I get back to you?
I’m in the middle of something.”
I answered.

“No, it’s urgent!”
she answered.

“Oh, ok.
Can you hold just a minute
I’ll excuse myself
and go to another room.”
I answered.

Conform or Rebel

When people judge us
as “empathic,”
as “nice,”
as “smart,”
etc.

We tend to conform
or rebel.

Conform
as in believing that we are.

Rebel
as in “No, I’m not.”

May we learn the choice
to simply understand
and appreciate.