I was going to start this month out saying I was giving up lying but there really are many more forms of deception than just lying. You can deceive by omission, you can deceive by implication, deception by exaggeration etc. That’s why I’ve chosen the word deception to measure my progress.
After a hearty meal filled with delicious bacon I began to contemplate my new endeavour while driving back home from burning man. It’s somewhat hilarious that the month following sobriety is filled with more intoxicants and intoxication than has ever been witnessed before. At least by me. I wonder if this month will be filled with more meat than ever seen before.
As I’m driving home, I start to feel light, giddy even at the prospect of not putting up with other people’s bullshit. Example #1: A client of mine hasn’t paid me in a year and owes me more than $1,500. I KNOW I shouldn’t be putting up with this but he’s such a crazy/funny guy that I always let it slide and due to that I haven’t been paid in more than 12 months. The truth is though, I am slightly annoyed that every time he calls it’s an emergency and he wants priority treatment. So now the thought of telling him like it is which is that he’s a manipulative douche and regardless of his financial trobules he gets uber low priority until I see some money from his ass.
Realization #1: I allow waaaay to much bullshit in my life.
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