Everything but the kitchen sink!

cynical

ˈsɪnɪk(ə)l/ (adjective)

1.    Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of humans.

"She was severely cynical and hardened to all repeat offenders"

 I am a Christian.

 I am cynical.

 I am imperfect. 

There I said it! You did not read wrong when you landed on the home page and read the words, “Whimsical rhetoric from a cynical mind...”

 I choose not to sugar coat (wait that remind me, I really need to add sugar to the grocery list before I’m fired by the kids! Lol!) Where was I? Oh yes sugar coating, I choose not to do that and just tell it as it is about who I am and wearing my heart on my sleeve by being honest in this space is the result. 

#NewsFlash – NO ONE is Perfect – and my imperfection is cynicism from years of what I can only describe as abusive relationships - Not physical abuse but I think emotional and psychological abuse is right up there in the really awful things you shouldn’t do to people list!  I am talking about a list of violations from the seemingly small ones of a colleague always ducking out of doing overtime and saying, “well Jo is single, she has nothing better to do this weekend”, to the parents taking sides when I fought with a sibling growing up to corruption and inconsistent national policy…I could go on… 

Over and over again, HUMANS FAIL! (Myself included) and therefore I am distrustful of humans and their ability to be sincere… You should have seen me when my husband proposed… I laughed! I didn’t believe that a man would actually do right by me and well he is an exception but the rule remains, we are selfish as people and self-interest trumps doing the right thing (pun intended! Lol!) I am however aspiring to write myself into a better place regarding the cynic in me… 

So this is not me saying that I will be tearing people apart and focusing on proving myself right for being a cynic on this blog and I am excused because I am flawed, No. I am saying that it is going to be a journey from cynicism to whatever the opposite of cynicism is… 

I am also sure that offenses will come along during that journey which will create detours and setbacks, roadblocks and potholes that I will need to be navigated around but I am determined to try and be honest no matter what so here we go!