GOSSIPS, CHATTERBOXES AND BULL SHIT

I am now finding myself in quite a different place as I was five years ago. So much has happened and our family continues to grow. I see drama everywhere! The media has gotten so out of hand, I can barely listen to the news for more than a few minutes without changing the channel and watching anything, including reruns of Law & Order. At least I know there will be a final scene and outcome. I can not change the media, but I can surely change the channel. Luckily, there is very little drama in our family, including three grown kids with lives of their own. I am happy they all live close now, and love each other enough to go over to each other's homes and get together - with or without me. With all of these considered, it just leaves me with the drama in the middle of my life. It surrounds me, though it bothers me less as I age. Thank God there is a good reason for getting older. I have learned I can not care about what people are saying, unless it's my family or my customers. I pay attention to those questions and most of their suggestions. I have also learned my plate is so full right now, I can't possibly stray away to far from it, as it makes my life too convoluted. I need to steer clear of some of this chatter, or I can not focus enough on what I have to do. It would keep me too distracted and plans and goals can't be achieved. What if the gossip or chatter is about me? I still can't deal with it. It's too difficult to change people's minds about certain things. To make them happy would be for me to make changes in me or what I am doing, so I could become more like them. My upbringing, my current family status and work is an ever changing phenomena, and changing to appease someone else seems like a total waste of time. Gossip mongers do not consider what my life is like, nor do they care. I can only assume these chatterboxes are needing something else in their lives, since my full plate looks so appealing to them. Make your life fulfilling. Try not to worry what everyone else is saying. If you have convictions or responsibilities you take seriously, stand up for them. No one knows you better than you.