15 August 2015

Okay - Not Okay...

It's okay to be bugged and annoyed and irritated; it's even okay to be angry 
It's not okay to be hurtful...

It's not okay to be treated badly or feel used or be made to feel like a spare wheel by someone who has called themselves/herself/himself your friend 
It's okay to feel let down and it's absolutely okay to walk away...

It's not okay to always rush about and worry so 
It's okay to take time off and just sit and watch the world go by...

It's okay to feel rushed or tense about things 
It's not okay to let the feelings linger...

It's not okay to let someone else dominate your life 
It's okay to protest and it's okay to walk away...

It's not okay to have to grovel in apology or stand on your head explaining something that someone - maybe a dear friend or even a spouse - thinks is not the right thing/something you should not have done or said/the right kind of behavior 
It's perfectly okay to feel sorry, say sorry and walk away...

It's not okay to take part in a negative conversation 
It's okay to be silent…

It's not okay to be a Martha all the time and bustle around and fret about the daily, mundane things of life 
It's okay to be a Mary and sit at the feet of God...

It's okay to take time off 
It's not okay to feel as if you are doing something wrong if you are not spending a 'productive' day. Even sitting around is productive, because that is what your body and mind need at that particular time...

It's okay to loosen up and enjoy a smoke, or relish a drink 
It's not okay to make it an addiction...

It's not okay for anyone to make you feel defensive 
It's okay to get mad about it and then just walk away in silence, because, you know, you don't have to prove yourself to anyone... 

It's not okay not to be treated with respect
It's okay to turn your back on those who damage your self-respect and take away from your self-esteem...

It's not okay not to do what is planned for the day 
It's okay though to break the rules and put your feet up and read a book or listen to music...

It's okay to give weightage to another person's likes and dislikes 
But it's not okay to be ruled by them, or to put your likes and dislikes in the last place...

It's okay to have lots of answers 
It's also okay to do nothing but have the wisdom to wait...

It would be good to have a companion 
But, it's okay to walk alone