Drama Queen
Posted on July 12, 2007
Filed Under Spirituality, Trusting God, Self Care, Transparency, Freedom |
I live on a tree-lined street and occasionally, during the summer, the trees break from being top heavy and come crashing down to the ground or to the cars beneath. Yesterday as I sat at my computer, I heard some cracking and turned just in time to see the top of a tree come crashing down on a car with a woman inside and two women standing just out of its reach. Gratefully, no one was harmed. Within a few minutes all of my neighbors in ear shot began coming out to see what was happening and marvel at the quick thinking women who dashed to safety.
My husband’s car happened to be in the same vicinity and a part of his car was covered by the broken tree. He asked me to go out and take a few pictures just in case there was damage. So I grabbed the camera and joined the growing crowd. By now the conversation turned to me with my neighbors saying that taking pictures wouldn’t get the city to pay. I peacefully acknowledged their comments by saying “we have insurance.” “These trees need to cut down, completely uprooted,” some shouted. I took the pictures and hurried back into peaceful space of my own home. Inside I found my husband sleeping with our son sleeping on his chest. The group just outside our door continued to talk and protest for at least another hour or so. My husband never went outside saying, “I’m sure my car is fine and if it’s not I’ll take care of it when I can.”
This event made me ask myself “how much do I love drama?” Drama is an interesting thing. It easily distracts us from what really matters and causes us to use our energy frivolously. I am not past being plugged into drama, though I am paying attention more to wasting my time and I believe I’m less a drama queen now than I’ve been in the past. Drama also makes us feel alive. You know, it gets our juices pumping and the adrenaline running through our bodies. But usually it fades quickly and we don’t move into action.
How much drama do you have going on in your life? Rather, how much drama do you create in your life? Where are you wasting good creative energy talking, complaining or gossiping and doing absolutely nothing to make changes in the things have your attention? Let’s take our drama temperature today. I’m going to watch how often I engage in conversation, especially sensational conversations that excite and entertain me, but are meaningless. My intention is to see just how much quality time and energy I’m wasting. I believe our dramatic events keep us from doing what we’re here to do. After all, there’s only so much time in a day . . . we can’t simultaneously gossip on the phone and nap with your sleeping child, or create a product that inspires and uplifts the world. Let’s wake up and allow God to restore what has been wasted so it can be used to glorify God and His unending goodness.
Peace and Blessings,
Monique Ruffin-James
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I am so glad that you wrote this article. I was just about to get on the phone and indulge in one of my guilty pleasure (gossiping) when I thought about your article. Thank you, thank you, thank you.