The Mobile Unit “Is It True?” Series Episode Fourteen
“You should always wear a seatbelt”
I was grabbing a snack at “The Village Inn” last night in Omaha, Nebraska. I was a vegetarian until age 40, at which time, I changed my status….which is another story. That being said, I had a Rueben sandwich with onion rings. Onion rings are for special occasions and this was classified as a special occasion being that I am out of town. The folks at the “Village Inn” may beg to differ claiming that just dining in their restaurant alone, gives me the onion ring go ahead. However, I know there are “Village Inns” all throughout Nebraska.
I was enjoying my meal and struck up a conversation with the server. Correction, business was slow and she was chatty. I am more the “keep to myself” type. There are the “extroverts”, the “introverts”, and the “reclusive extroverts”. I created the latter for myself, being that I didn’t quite fit in either of the others. You can join or start your own classification if you wish. While I sat there, hurriedly raising my blood sugar back up to a normal level, she filled me in on her life. I’m not a really big “talker”. Something tells me she wasn’t a good listener. I had asked her for ketchup a couple stories ago.
She talked about the “noise in her head”, the incessant “chatter” that tells her things like “she’s not good enough, etc.” I’m not sure, but if the “chatter” goes on like she did, it could have been a particularly bad case of “noise”. I could tell she was not one to open up like this, but I seem to bring that out in people…maybe its 30 years of working in restaurants myself. She believed that she might be the only one like this….that she was the only one who heard this pointless garbage in her head. Since she wasn’t talking aliens, I told her it was ok and that she was not alone. I get the “chatter” too. Besides, even if she was an “alien tracker person”, she undoubtedly isn’t the only one of those either. The truth is that we are never alone.
I told her aboutmhow she could practice acceptance of the present moment, whatever that is. If the “chatter” shows up, say hello and tell it to be on its way. I’ve found that it isn’t even imperative to get to the bottom of why I might think things like “I’m not good enough”. Sadly, I use “not good enough”, due to its widespread commonness. The cure for this troublesome “noise” is awareness, acceptance, and action. Being aware of it….how separate and useless it is. Realizing how ineffective resistance is, and practicing acceptance. Lastly, it’s taking action, in spite of any fear……and moving forward with courage. This action is what being real is all about…and even offers some relief from the “noise”…so go ahead, Honor Your Truth!
I wish you had come around in my waitress days Debra. You would have been a welcome inspirational conversationalist. And thanks for the seatbelt reminder.
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