The Non Mower

Going on a rant this morning, just giving you fair warning.

I am reading a devotional book entitled Spiritual Notes to Self. I have read it before, a few years ago. I could not quite remember it but as I started reading I remembered I did not enjoy the book. It was a bit depressing and lecturing and full of self-abuse.  Anyway I read on with it. Every now and again the author has a brief moment of spiritual note and comes across as a sun drop in a stormy cloud covered sky. Today was NOT one of those days. He was ranting about the wearing of white cotton does not make you spiritual….true. But he also says being nice does not make you spiritual. Spiritual---of or pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature. Uhm…..  I am giving the book a second chance because I was NOT on a pleasant personal journey when I read it the first time and why be judgmental of someone else’s personal journey because mine was h havoc. I still do not like it. I will continue the read because I started it and maybe that is what this is all about. The author may something brilliant tomorrow. I look forward to giving him the opportunity.

Second, dude if you tell me you will mow my lawn while I am gone and wink and smile like a little boy trying to please his Mom then I will believe you, not full-fledged trust but I will give you a chance.  I did make the comment to my daughter that the odds of you following through were very very slim however I did remain optimistic. I cancelled my regular visit from my landscaper to give you a chance. I came home and my weeds are over 2 feet tall. REALLY? You wander over here Saturday afternoon and offer my daughter a few flimsy excuses that not even she is buying. Do you really think we are stupid? As a man you have a responsibility to women.  Hint: Gentle competent strength is very sexy.  Incompetence and disrespect are not the message you should be getting across.  You are diminished in my eyes. Was that the objective? If so you succeeded and far exceeded my expectations.

To the man I complemented in regards to a behavior that was like my father. I take it back. You misunderstood the comment, you abused the meaning, you took a personal compliment and turned it into a banner you wave with what you perceive is justification. So unlike my father…..I am embarrassed to have ever let the words “my Dad” fall upon your ears. I pray you will forget. You are undeserving.

Third….. I was employed with job 1 and was doing my job. I also cared about the success of all my clients. You may be a business owner and feel you have certain rights and privileges above and beyond what you perceive as mere mortals but you are WRONG! We came to your business and asked if you had time to see us. You said yes. We gave you a brief presentation about our special project. You said you would consider it. Great!  We tried to follow up with email, phone calls, and another visit. We are a business too. What should have been more important to you was to believe we were potential customers. I only shop with the people who shop and support me. You ignored emails and phone calls. You were never there? You were always busy? Always with a client? You would tell your flunky to tell us to come back you were busy? This happened three times on three projects for job1. It happened again when I was employed with job2. Let me tell you what it is called. DISRESPECT!  Here are the results of your lack of respect. On my team were 7 women. You were the topic of conversation (not in a good way). That is 7 lost customers or shall we say revenue?  Now, I have 3 daughters and a mother and friends  I told of how you a local business were disrespectful. They each have… we could say 4 friends they told about how you were disrespectful. The 7 ladies on the team have mothers and sisters and friends and daughters and each of them have friends with mothers and sisters and daughters. Now, there were four ladies who sat near our department who overheard the tales of your disrespect to us. They have friends and mothers and sisters. We all live in this area. We all grew up in the area. We were NOT some fly by night people who do not care about our clients or potential clients. We were not some nameless faceless money grubbing corporation who just wants your money. We do not live on the other side of town and this was NOT just a job. I sought that job out with the objective of helping my neighbors who own local business to support my community to be a genuine part of your success. I created opportunities in my job to do this. You encountered potential customers and you blew it. How much revenue did you lose?    Think about it…. There are 5 of us and at $40 a bottle for make-up that alone is $200 you threw away every three months. Not to mention lipsticks and blush and powder and the recommendations from us to all of our friends. 7 Women not shopping there was how much revenue? $280.  Had you just responded to an email or phone call I would have said nothing.  Plenty of people have told me “No Tamara I am not interested in this opportunity today”.  I respect these business owners. There are 3 flowers shops in my community two have done business with me and I do business with them. The third I do not.  Just so you know…..   

Lady Tamara  www.HighlandTitles.com was giving  Armani all her love for make-up. However he does not love my old skin and it is time to change over to old lady make-up at Elizabeth Arden.

Who do you support?