So, you know the Seven Dwarfs, right? Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy, Bashful
and Doc…? Well, a very good friend and I
have decided that there must be others; long lost dwarf cousins, if you will.
Some days I wake up and am at least two of the seven
original dwarfs. Typically Sleepy and
Grumpy, or maybe Dopey and Grumpy.
Other mornings, adding allergies, I am also Sneezy. I’m rarely Bashful; I’m only Doc when I’m
tending to boo-boos; Happy is a relative term on which I have had the occasional
occasion to be.
Anyway, it stands to reason that Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy,
Dopey, Sneezy, Bashful and Doc were not the only
dwarfs in the world. Maybe the only ones
in that region, though. It further
stands to reason that as humans we all have innumerable feelings, thoughts and
yes, even personalities. (I’m not
talking about split personalities or other such disorders. Just that sometimes
we put on one face for our families, another face for our co-workers, and yet
another for our friends or our church folks or our school mates. We are rarely just...ourselves; the societal
pressure is too high. That, however, is
another post for another time.) So why
couldn’t we, therefore, relate ourselves to the dwarfs?
More than that, the original seven could not possibly cover everything we could be, so my friend and I invented the dwarf cousins: Drippy, Gassy,
Ouchy, Messy, Pissy, Sweetness and Light, along with Bitchy, Twitchy, Crabby,
Crampy, Prissy, Missy and Wino. (You may, or may not, need to use your imagination.) We think this pretty much covers all the bases.
So, in my case, this terribly tangential analogy boils down to this: If I’m Grumpy, give me coffee; it usually helps. Either that, or just leave me alone for a
while and let me recharge. If I’m
Sleepy, give me coffee. Or, at the very
least, point me toward a bed and force me to take a nap. Naps are good. Why don't we have daily nap times anymore? If I’m Sneezy, give
me coffee as the warm liquid always makes me feel better; maybe also an allergy
pill...but then Sleepy will be along shortly. If I’m Dopey, coffee will give me
focus.
Essentially, if you notice that I’m any of
the original Dwarfs, just ply me with coffee and I’ll come
around pretty soon. That, or
chocolate. Chocolate is always good,
too. If I'm one of the cousins, well...I'm not sure there's a cure for any of them.
TTFN
JMS
JMS
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