I’M NOT DOWN WITH UUP

I don’t wanna pick on snakes or any other animal for that matter. I like animals because they are living beings like we are. But metaphorically speaking, there is something to be said about things that crawl around on the ground in total silence looking for prey.

Some people are like snakes and mimic attributes and characteristics similar to this slimy serpent.

Here are a few things to look for to make sure you’re not digested slowly over time by people with negative Anaconda-like mental and emotional digestive systems.

1). SHARP FANGS. When we help others, we should never do so expecting anything in return. To do so undermines and negates the whole purpose of fellowship, community, and being your brothers’ and sisters’ keeper. On the other hand, you don’t expect these same people to actively work against your interests in an effort to derail your goals, hopes, and dreams. Avoid being bitten by these Cobra-like con men and women. Help those who not only need your help, but appreciate your help as well. Don’t allow their negative emotional poison to seep into your life.

2). SLOW CRAWL. QUICK BITE. I’ve seen people help others for decades and then get bit in the back. While there were warning signs suggesting there was underlying jealousy, envy, and hard feelings, they were blinded by their own strong desire to help. Pay attention to the ever so subtle ways people sometimes look at you and make seemingly harmless “negative” comments. They are giving you small clues to how they really feel about you. Eventually, like a King Cobra they will strike you with their virulent venom causing extreme pain or sometimes even subconscious mental death. Keep a stash of “psychological anti-hater venom” in your pocket at all times.

3). SILENT STALKERS. There is a reason why snakes and other reptiles have survived and evolved over millions and millions of years. They are good at what they do. They’ve perfected the art of hunting in pure silence. There are those who will allow negative energy to permeate throughout their central nervous system for decades looking for the perfect opportunity to strike and attempt to knock you off your life’s purpose. Beware of those who appear to be moral, just, and upright on the surface, but who really underneath bring with them chaos, death, and distraction. Avoid these purveyors of pestilence and misery. Inaudibly walk out of the back door in a peaceful retreat. Quietly claim your happiness.

TAKEAWAY: Sometimes picking the right people to help can be difficult. However, in the end, we are called to not only help one another, but to lift one another up when someone has fallen. It’s our burden to bear. #insanepositivity