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Let me give you the definition of the word "fake" so that we are on the same page.

Fake as an adjective:
Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.

Fake as a noun:
One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.

Fake as an intransitive verb:
To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.

So look at that gorgeous picture I created for this post. Do you think that is me, The Redhead Riter?

No?

Are you sure?

Well, who do you think is in the picture?

Oh! The Grinch?!

How can you tell it is the Grinch? I mean look at all that red hair and the big heart. The Grinch didn't have those things.

You think the Grinch is faking being The Redhead Riter?

Hmmm.....I think you are correct.

No one is The Redhead Riter except for The Redhead Riter. It is the same with you. No one else is exactly like you and no one can fake being you. I'm an original and so are you.

HOWEVER.........

There have been times that I've faked being me. Here's a few examples:

I was sad that I couldn't go on a field trip with Alyssa in elementary school because I had to work, so all day long I faked my smile. I had to fake it because that is what I constantly told the people who worked the front desk at my hotel. I can hear myself now, "The customers do not want to see the Grinch behind the desk when they are tired and want to check in, so fake a smile and make them feel welcome even if you don't feel it."

Then there were the multiple Sunday's when I went to church and appeared happy even though I knew God had me blacklisted. I was really his redheaded stepchild and that is why my life was in crumbles while everyone else lived in Heaven on earth.

Actually, I'm not good at faking it which is apparent on my blog. As I've gotten older, I don't feel the need to fake anything really. I am who I am. People can love me, like me or hate me, but I'm still going to be just me.

I've also concluded that being just me is a good thing! I don't want to be anyone else. I may joke and say I wish I had such-and-such's boobs or such-and-such's singing ability, but if I had to give up one of my most favorite personal traits it wouldn't be worth the trade.

I must say that my attitude has come a long way. It took me a long time to become the person I am today. No one else on the whole planet is exactly like me. That's rather phenomenal if you really think about it!

My advice is that you don't fake being someone or something that you are not. That you don't try to keep up with the Jones so that you will have the appearance of having a lifestyle that you cannot afford. What you have and who you are is enough because you are enough.

Improve on who you are, so that you would be the person that you would choose to be your own best friend.

Be real.

Be you.

If you've been fake, stop faking it!

Life is so much nicer when your own personality is free to become the person you are meant to be. Yeah, that's deep, but if you want to laugh just look at that silly picture of the Grinch trying to be The Redhead Riter.

Nope. The Grinch can't be me and I can't be the Grinch.

I'm glad the Grinch didn't fake you out and that you knew me well enough to know a deceptive simulation when you saw him.

(wink)

"Lead the life that’s yours
instead of faking someone else’s."~Sandy Nathan

Welcome to "Tell The Truth Thursday" where the question that has been posted in my right side bar gets answered by me and you! Did you prepare your post and are you ready to drop your URL into the Linky so that we all can follow? Grab the thumb above linking it back to this blog posting and let's get started...

The question this week is :

What type of flooring does your personality most resemble? Which flooring would you prefer to resemble??

(You and I are sitting on my front porch swing drinking fresh squeezed lemonade from a frosted pink glasses.)

I know this is a crazy question, but to quote Ricky Ricardo, "You are a crazy redhead" and we will just leave off the Lucy part.

There are all kinds of flooring possibilities which I have actually explored with you quite a long time ago, however, I didn't relate it to my personality.

(We wrap our glasses with a napkin to prevent the condensation from dripping on our hands. I pass you a piece of banana bread.)

One aspect of my personality is soft and compassionate which would lead me to think about thick, pile carpeting in a soft, pastel color or even white. I do love white in decorating. I've even been thinking about going all white with just soft accent colors.

(I just dropped part of my banana bread while I was trying to balance by glass since the we are still swinging.)

When I'm about to settle for thick, plush, carpeting as my answer to the Tell The Truth Thursday question, I'm reminded that I also like things clean, smooth, organized and simple. Large granite tiles are just like that, but they have a cold aspect to them and I do not.

(After handing you another slice of moist banana bread,I begin to eat the juicy strawberries that I piled high on the other half of our plates.)

My personality is as eclectic as my tastes. Although I'm a little bit soft, compassionate, simple, clean, and organized, there are other qualities that I think bear mentioning. I'm also warm and forgiving of misfortunes the way that a hardwood floor is after you drop something. It doesn't always shatter because the floor is soft and if it leaves a dent, well, it can be sanded and fixed as good as new. Forgiven and forgotten.

(You're making the swing go in circles now and I'm getting a little motion sick.)

I guess if I have to choose which flooring is the most like my personality, it would be...

Well, I can't choose. I would say that I'm twenty-five percent carpet as long as the vacuum marks are all going the same way; twenty-five percent granite tile if it has a heater underneath to take off the cold bite; and fifty percent lightly colored hardwood floor with an impeccable shine.

I'm a simply complicated woman and not just any woman either. I'm a redheaded woman aging with style. How's that for improving the attitude? I like my personality as is and am working on keeping that attitude.

Now I want to go put Pledge furniture polish on the hardwood floor and slide across it in our socks!

(You ate so much banana bread and strawberries that you were softly snoring in the swing for about twenty minutes. Now you get up to go home and we exchange hugs. "Thanks for stopping by," I said. "I'll see you tomorrow.")

"If we understand ourselves,
it is much easier to
understand,
show compassion,
and tolerate
other people's shortcomings."
~The Redhead Riter~

Thinking about how great it is to have friends,

Do you feel that way too?

Now it is your turn to answer the Tell The Truth Thursday question. Enter the post URL that answers the question in the Linky below and have fun checking out everyone's answers...