I get easily disheartened and hurt by people.
Complete strangers can leave me feeling wounded and sad for days just by a gesture or nasty word.
For many years I was pretty good at putting up a nice front, responding in kind to these gruff, nasty souls.
I can swear with the best of them and rarely back down from a confrontation and I am not the worst person to have your back in a fight.
It’s just not really me.
Responding in kind to others is often the norm.
Someone yells at you and you yell back.
If someone cheats you, you can cheat them back.
I was always a big fan of the whole eye for an eye thing.
Even though I am pretty sure that wasn’t the message sent to me all those year in Catholic school.
As I got older I started to learn. Really learn. You know about the important stuff like the human experience, our journey here on earth and most of all the fact that we are all connected and often act as mirrors to each other.
I hated that last part.
The idea that the person who makes my skin crawl is actually a mirror of behavior in myself-AHHH what is that?!
Then, slowly, inch by inch, I started to see the truth in it.
Crap.
So, over time I have been trying to respond less “in-kind” or “eye for eye” and more how I respond.
Hence the wounded heart, sad eyes and feeling like a beat up 5 year-old.
You see, that’s who I am.
I like to help, to offer a kind word and smile to a stranger.
I believe there is the potential for good in everyone and I try my hardest to speak to that part of the souls I interact with.
I run my home, my family and my endeavors with heart, and an intention to harm no one and do my best to come from a place of love and joy.
And I still get kicked in the ass.
C’est la vie.
Still, while I may wonder why “these things happen to good people” I am able to take a great deal of comfort in knowing that I am still going about things in a way that is ME, that is integral to who I am and the life I choose to lead.
After all, the life you live, the way you handle situations good and bad IS your life.
So at the end of the day while I may wonder about other people’s choices I know that my reward is my life.
The good. The bad. The indifferent.
And that means something to me.
That is why this site and what I am building here means so much.
I am seeking like-minded people.
People who TRULY want to support others and be supported.
Who aren’t just going to support “the big names” and try and eat lunch with the captain of the football team.
I want people who are struggling to share with the world that special light that is only them.
I want to support you and would be honored to have your support as well.
So, in the interest of gathering creatives and fellow supportives I have decided to (temporarily) open the membership forum for free.
Yup free.
After all it’s no fun to be in there chatting to myself!
It’s quiet in there now and it needs YOUR voice.
It’s new and doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles (yet) but there is love and heart and lots of brownies and coffee. (and TEA we have tea!)
I would liken it to your first apartment maybe out of college (or maybe in college) there isn’t any furniture but there are tunes and friends and memories being made and dreams being launched!
Would you like to join me?
Here is how you get in FREE:
-If you would be so kind as to Tweet out this post (and tag me @MFischerWriter), or post it on Facebook (just comment on my page that you did that)
-Comment below and I will get you all set up!
That’s it!
I look forward to you joining me!
Any questions, as always feel free to email me personally!
Lots of light!