I wish I was Wayne Dyer
Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
by Robin Newman
Robin J
I wish I was Wayne Dyer, all Zen about letting children find their own way. Then maybe I would be able to resist sending my neighbours children to bootcamp while they were not looking.
I wish I was Oprah able to talk about my bowel moments without fear of being asked for my senior's card.
I wish I was Dr Phil - okay, I really don't wish that!
I wish I was Marianne Williamson, all let go and let God. Than maybe I would be less inclined to wish an eternal power outage on the man who crashed into me while texting on his blackberry.
I wish I was James Van Praag, all Ghost Whisperer take me to your leader E.T like. Then maybe I would be able to go down into the basement at night without needing moral support from my partner.
I wish I was Cesar Milan, all dogs bow in my presence I am Dog backwards. Then maybe the beast' would not rip my fingers out of their sockets when we walked and the words they eat dogs in China' would never need to be uttered again.
I wish I was Deepak Chopra, only because his name sounds really cool and spiritual like.
I wish I was Byron Katie, then instead of actually going to work' I could go around all day telling people to do the work' which in fact would work' for me.
I wish I could cook 30 minute meals like Racheal Ray and be able to talk, chop and braise without cutting my finger off.
I sometimes wish things were different, times weren't as hard, people were nicer to each other.
But my God I am so glad I am me, as dysfunctional, imperfect and irrational as I am. I am so glad I have a God given opportunity to a one of a kind walking miracle of divine creation. Imperfections are character in the making, mistakes creations waiting to be born, and no one does me better than me.
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Top-level comments on this article: (6 total)I love it Robin! Especially the last line, "no one does me better than me." We shouldn't be so hard on ourselves. We should realize we are each unique and wonderful in our own way. (Although my husband probably wouldn't mind if I could be Rachel Ray in the kitchen every now and then). :) Great article.I admit my neighbors children home for school holidays inspired the article it was either write or scream out the window lol
This is beatufilly inspired.... top to bottom. Like Brianna, I especially like the last line, "no one does me better than me".My partner often says I am one of a kind lol
BEAUTIFUL! What a terrific little piece, Robin. Made me giggle all the way through.If my life wasn't so dyfunctional I would have nothing to write about lol
hi robin,i liked this article, it was fun to read, and yet, i got the points.i don't wish i was anyone but me, i just wish the rest of the world would change:)thanks for sharing,my best regards,suelol actually some days I do think that
Great article, Robin. I admire this list and Dyer is a favorite but I do me better than I could ever do anyone else, too!What a boring world it would be if we were all the same I think we are all unique divine walking miracles !
Robin,Yes, you are original. Good, good thoughts and how true. You are not alone. But it is so good to be able to accept our imperfections. Oprah isn't perfect either. Just rich!Thanks for a nice wake-up call.NancyMy one beef with the self help industry is they focus on what we are not instead of saying hey you are okay just as you are but here are some tools to make your "life" better.
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