A little bit of grit, a little bit of grime and some sandpaper!

I have been thinking a lot lately about sand paper people and have had to ask myself, "Am I a sand paper person?"  All of us are sand paper people at some point or another. Or more than likely have sand paper moments. That is probably a more accurate definition. To be a real sand paper person in my opinion I guess is the kind of person that you can  ALWAYS count on to rub you the wrong way or at least more often than not. So I need to possibly reconsider the couple of sand paper people in my life and ask - are they sand paper people or just have sand paper moments.

We all at some point in time are caught off guard by life and react in ways that on any other normal day would not react that way. And sometimes given your life situation that period of time may last awhile. We all have battles in life that no one else is usually aware of and too bad for the person that happens to cross us on those day that the battle is raging hard.

We all have grit and grime in our lives that affect us certain ways that may not even be a personality issue but more of a defense mechanism from something deeply rooted in our past lives. The stresses of life can weigh heavily on us that we aren't always gracious. Hopefully the people we come into contact on a regular basis, they are the ones that are more apt to feel the sting from the paper, will look at the situation and see our hearts, our motives, our intentions and easily look past it. 

Am I a sand paper person? or do I have sand paper moments. I know at times I do. If I am a sand paper person to someone and not just having a sand paper moment or moments to them - I hope they love me enough to stick with me, talk with me and help me change the way I rub on them. Because I certainly don't want to be a sand paper person. 

May we all remember that we have no idea what battles people are fighting ... let's all extend a little more love and forgiveness to all. And hope they do the same in return when we are fighting our battles.