Much Ado About Nothing

I am the queen of making much ado about nothing (in the literal meaning, not the implied "no thing" meaning...for those of you who study Shakespeare).

I'm a drama queen, and willing to admit it. Well, sometimes anyway. A lot of things get me really upset. I also tend to get mad at people for no apparent reason, or for a reason that's not really worthy of getting upset about. I often get in arguments and disagreements about petty things that seem important at the time, but in retrospect, weren't really worth it. I imagine I'm a bit of a pain to be around at times.

I have a very strong opinion, and I'm not afraid to share it. I'm very willing to hear what others have to say, but usually I want to at least attempt to tell them why they're wrong, unless they prove otherwise to me.

Little things like that bother me. Like my father, I have no patience for bull shit (although sometimes I can be full of it, but mostly not). I may make mountains out of mole hills occasionally, but usually when my faults are pointed out, I accept them and try to change them (hence this blog). I can't stand people who think the world revolves around them, and nothing they do is wrong.

There is so much more to life than drama. It took me a long time to realize that.

I work in a grocery store. Today, a customer didn't have enough money to pay for food to feed her family, so we were going to have to cancel the order. The woman in line behind her stopped the cashier and said "Wait, don't cancel it! I'll pay for it." The customer was shocked, and wasn't going to take it, but the woman insisted. The customer's parents came over a few minutes later (as she was fairly young) and asked the woman for her name and address so they could send her the money to repay her. The woman refused. They wanted to at least know her name so they could ask God to bless her.

When asked why she did what she did, the woman said "I've been in that place before, not being able to put food on the table for my family. It's embarrassing. Now it's my turn to be there for someone else."

There truly are good people in the world. Despite all the bull shit, and "much ado about nothing" that consumes most of our society, there are truly amazing, inspiring people around us. All you have to do is block out all the nonsense to find the diamonds in the rough.