ugly pretty
A couple of my recent posts have been difficult for me to write. This will be the hardest yet.
I'll warn you up front that it will be a bit longer of a read. But don't skim or skip it altogether. Bookmark and come back to it if you're short on time at the moment. It may well be worth it.
I also want you to know that you, the readers, have been part of the decision making where this is concerned. I’ve noticed that many of you, after having read some of those “ugly posts” lately, took chances and revealed some less-than-perfect parts of yourselves, as well (Cindy, Lena, Donna, Sam and many others). Far from being a pity party, this seemed a good and necessary step in getting to a better place.
I want you to know – I hear you , and I’m right there with you.
I was talking with my friend Jonathan the other night. He lives in Houston and we haven’t gotten a chance to catch up in a while. During the course of the conversation, I said something. I don’t even remember what it was, but it was apparently something that my friend didn’t think sounded like it should come from a guy who wrote a book called The Best Advice So Far. He laughed and then was speechless for a beat. I asked him why he’d had that reaction. Once he’d composed himself, he replied, “I guess I just always pictured you with a halo over your head, that’s all.”
And this got me thinking. It is, in fact, at the center of what I’m about to write.
