Christopher J Wesley | Fine Art and Fiction Artist
Chris Wesley is an award winning author, fine art photographer, musician, music producer and poet.
I know it’s real easy to look at the success of others and disregard what you’ve accomplished.
I know because I do it myself.
Really. I was doing it shortly before writing this.
So I’m going to share with you a few of the ways I make it hard for me to sit around feeling sorry for myself, in case you might find something useful for yourself.
The ProblemThere’s an old saying that goes “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”.
I wonder when people decided that wasn’t the way to go anymore because people are more sensitive now than ever.
It’s gotten to be so bad that now I come across people who get angry if you call them Black rather than African American. I have only managed not to ask their opinion on James Brown’s song I’m Black and I’m Proud by the use of great restraint.
Now, I’m not saying there is anything wrong with people who want to be called African American, that’s their choice. What I’m saying is too much energy is being wasted on slights (some of which are imagined) and the victims keep giving the perps the ammunition to keep firing on them.
Have you ever wanted to hit the mute button on somebody after they used a smart aleck remark on you?
Imagine…the smug look on their face transforming into confusion because you verbally taped their mouth shut.
Taking five of the most common wise cracks used today, I’m going to give you comebacks they won’t see coming until it’s too late. I’m also going to give you a little of the reason why you might take a come back in a certain direction. This will allow you to begin using your own personal wit in future exchanges.