Dissonance

Lately my whole life has had a very obvious lack of harmony. Confrontation is around every corner. No wonder I am having such troubled sleep! I am so stressed about all the confrontation around me. Some of it is full blown war and some of it is unspoken and just plain passive agressive. All of it is unnerving. At least, I can always feel that at the end of the day I am true to myself and the things I believe in. So, maybe that makes me a hard pill to swallow at times, but I will never apologize for standing up for what I feel is important. It would be a lot easier to pay lip service to people, but I respect others enough that I don't ever want anyone to question my motives or my feelings. When dealing with me, you know exactly where I stand. I have integrity, which seems to be a forgotten virtue in the "keep yourself and everyone else happy" world we live in. So, call me what you will. I have big shoulders; I can take it. But respect me enough to be honest with me and yourself.