UNBEATABLE FEATS

Roses are red...so are some faces...

Don't Fret...It Happens To Us All!

You, me, that fellow over there, the woman waiting at the bus stop, along with millions of others – we’ve all experienced an embarrassing moment or three while travelling along Life’s meandering highway.  We’ve dodged pot holes; fallen down a few; jumped hurdles, not always successfully.

Not one of us can claim to be "Robinson Crusoe"...even he couldn't because he had his man "Friday" there with him, from Monday through to Sunday!

Freely I admit I’ve had my fair share of instances when I’ve gone over my quota of embarrassing moments.  I’ve far too many inglorious disasters to list.  Although, one day I might write a book about them...watch this space....

I'm sure my moments of "glory" have not yet come to an end!

You know those episodes to which I refer.  Don’t pretend they’ve never happened to you.  You know they have; and we know they have.  You wouldn’t be human if you’ve travelled this far in life without more than one such moment

Let’s be honest...some embarrassing moments have been very funny.  It does one good to be able to laugh at one’s own self.

There you are...you’ve turned as red as a beetroot, standing on one leg amongst a group of people – and, your stance is not because you’re eager to find the nearest toilet!

You’re posturing on one leg because your other foot is placed securely in your mouth.  It feels like it will be lodged there forever.

With eyes bulging, you’re executing an admirable balancing act, one worthy of an Olympic Gold Medal.   

The achievement is made even more noteworthy if you’ve got a drink in one hand, a canapé in the other, and nowhere to hide – with not an escape hatch in sight.

Where is that rock when you desperately need to crawl under it?   In fact, you discover you are between it and a hard place.

Those cringe-worthy moments of major embarrassment when you feel sure if the lights went out you’d glow in the dark!   Therefore, even under the cloak of darkness, there is no hiding place.

Humans are colourful beings. We are creatures of many hues.

Homo sapiens can be green with envy; purple with rage; cowardly yellow.

Some are black and white (I’m not referring to skin colour); some prefer to remain grey because they feel it is the easier option; many are blue.

Many are as brown as berries; tanned as leather; and then there are those who are orange from artificial tanning gone wrong.  Others are flushed more than the porcelain bowl in the bathroom.

The human palette is a kaleidoscopic spectrum greater than the variegation of a rainbow!

Mingled with our mosaic, colourful patchwork, we seethe, simmer, boil, rage, rant, laugh and cry, interspersed with periods of calm, peace, empathy, love and mellowness.

We humans are a potpourri of ever-changing, mobile ingredients.

We go white from shock; ashen with sorrow; scarlet in shame or embarrassment; blush crimson when flattered.

The moments we want to become invisible, we can’t (although, quite often I believe I have conquered the ability to become invisible).  

Many are transparent when lying.  

Others become dim, unable to understand the punch-line of a joke, or when attempting to decipher a mathematical equation.

On top of our countless talents, we humans are not only capable of wearing spectacles, we are also adept at making spectacles of ourselves.

What a feat!  One that’s hard to beat!

(Acrylic painting and graphite sketch both by me  - once again, I'm probably embarrassing myself)!!