It's all about ME!

Many people are afraid of what others think of themselves, and i've come to realize no one really has much thought about you because they are caught up thinking about what others think about them too!  We are a species walking around thinking about ourselves and what others think.  The revelation hit me about how self-centred it is of me to think that the world and everyone in it is thinking about me......talk about self absorbed.

I think about this whole self absorbed thing often and catch myself thinking only about me and my little life and forgetting that there is life outside of me.  Is there any wonder we are so caught up with ourselves though?  I mean look at television, the advertising is all about you and how you can look better, smell better, be better, just by using this product......Media tell us whether verbally or subtely what we should look like,what we should wear, the size of house we should own, and the car we should drive, and the type of girlfriend/boyfriend we should be with.  We are bombarded with media that is constantly 'talking' to us, telling us we are not good enough and we wonder why we are so caught up with ourselves?

Ask yourself this - do you know your neighbour's last names?   Do you know your neighbor's first names?  Do you know your neighbours?  Do you even know if you have neighbours? :)  Some of us may be able to answer yes to this but many of us won't.  We can live next to someone for years and know nothing about them.  Heck, we can live in the same house with someone for years and know nothing about them!  Why?

The one thing I know I battle with is self-centredness.  I see it in myself yet feel so powerless to change it.  I try, with some success for a short time.  I really believe that I have too many comforts that feed into my self-centredness.  Some countries that have less than a third of what we have, have extremely rich close families and relationships.  What a revelation!!  Do you remember what it was like growing up when the power went out.  You actually had to talk to your family, and for the most part - in my case anyhow it was an enjoyable experience.  But now, we have all of our gidgets and gadgets that we use to replace face to face experiences.  Ironically I say this as I am typing on a blog on a computer, which replaces a soapbox. :)

Anyhow, something to think about - I encourage you to take a look at your own life and see if you're self absorbed too.  Hey maybe a group could be started - S.A.A. - Self Absorbed Anonymous.

Hi my name is Michelle and it's been 2 seconds since I last thought of myself.

Toodles. :)