People Can always tell.....

Yesterday in the last minute madness of getting the perfect present or getting those groceries for the Christmas day feasts, I found myself at a grocery store. If  you know me , you'll know that I hate being caught up in crowds. I am a very patient person but when it comes to crowds, and standing in line I am that very person who'll be tapping in my feet , and will leave what I want so I can avoid standing in line. So yesterday my friend called me to tell me she had forgotten to buy some butternut squash , and this is how I got to be stuck at the grocery store.

Anyway as I walked through the produce section, I heard a man tell his wife (I guess) that peeople can always tell. My assumption was maybe she had reached out for some pre-cooked or packed item , that she could  get fresh. Then I got thinking ... we cause ourselves unnecessary stress trying to get everything perfect, for the holidays, for a certain function , for whatever reason, just because we are want to please peeople or we want to make an impression.

I know that whenever there is a function ... I'll stress about what I will wear. In my mind, I already have my biggest critic and I begin to imagine what they will say if I show up dressed in a certain outfit, or if I wear something that I already own. Then after combining a few outfits in my mind, I'll decide none of the clothes I have are not good enough to wear and I head off to buy me a new outfit.

Most times my critic never is at the function , and other than myself no one notices that what I am wearing is brand new. We all get caught up with what other people think or will do or say.

So how about you cook what you can for Christmas... after all  its not really about food , its about getting together with loved ones and appreciating that God saw us worthy enough to send us His Son You don have to go all out and plan a huge meal, that you'll probably stress about cooking , and when the night is done where you will put all the left overs because the fridge u have is too small to contain them all. How about just drop by the mall, and hook yourself up with a nice outfit , just because you like it and the only person you are out to please is you? Or how about you wear that outfit you've worn only once, and throw some different accessories, to make it look different from when you last wore it , so you can celebrate your creativity and enjoy the event not to try and please another person.

Will Smith once said, " People spend a lot of money they don't have , trying to buy stuff they don't need, in order to please people who do not even care about them." Just do you and please God and yourself, because there are whole lot of personalities out there and there is only one of you. You cannot please any of them, and attempting to do so will lead to stress and frustration.

Merry Xmas y'all and be blessed.