Have you ever had a day, a moment where all of your emotions meet at an intersection. They look around. Sadness tips his hat to Joy. Fear wonders why Gratitude is looking at him with that big smile on her face. Anger crosses her arms, and glares at Regret. And way over there, in the East, is Love; taking it all in.
That's my today. All of my emotions bubbled to the surface and met. They are battling one another for supreme victory. And here I am, their vessel. And I'm letting them talk it out. Oh Stubbornness is taking his good old time. And Hope makes a good case. But I'm being Patient, and Quiet. I know they'll work this out.
I call this Garbage Day. When all the emotional refuse comes to the surface, and we skim the yucky stuff out. And we bag up what we're done with and put it on the curb. We clean up, and clear out. So it's Garbage Day, and I'm cleaning house.
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I don't like Oprah. I know she has done so much for charity, and the underprivileged. I know that she tells you all the time how much good she does. That's one of the reasons I don't like her. She's a shameless self-promoter. But the real reason I don't like her?
She doesn't really hug.
Have you ever noticed this? How she'll either hold up her hands, and create some sort of awkward arm pyramid with the guest in lieu of a hug. Or, if someone manages to get close enough for an embrace, she barely touches them and releases as soon as possible.
Where I come from, a hug is a two-arm, squeeze me tight kinda deal. A hug says, there you are, I've missed you. I want to bring you into my world and now you're here, and you're safe.
Otherwise you stick out your hand for a handshake to create the polite, and necessary difference when it is appropriate.
And that's why I don't like Oprah.
4 comments:
I hate back patters. You know those hugs where they kind of press their chest to yours, slightly, and then they pat pat pat on the top of your back.
I think it's like an affront like pat=you smell bad or pat=I didn't want to hug you in the first place.
I think I've just discovered I'm an offensive hugger. Huh.
I'll stick to hand-shaking I guess.
I don't much care for Oprah, although I can't pinpoint it like you did. I think she's successful, charitable, and human. I think she's just become too glossed over to touch for people like myself though. She's no longer relateable. Is that a reason?
I think Oprah has serious problems. Money not being one of them.
Erin- oh yes. the ever condescending back pat. I broke up with a guy because he was a back patter.
Marsha- are you?? tell us your sins! I'm just an affectionate person too. I think touch is so important. But that's my opinion. (I don't want to go all Oprah on you)
Ms.Moon- I totally agree.
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