Society's Game Changer

     Respect. It's a trait I see less and less in the world today, a trait I think we need to find a way to positively encourage in society.

     Something that's been on my mind for a while now is the respect we give to people who potentially risk their lives for their job. Police officers, fire fighters, security guards, etc. The people
who take on these jobs and others with their life possibly on the line deserve to get some serious encouragement in life.

And I don't mean to belittle anyone who doesn't work these specific kind of jobs, every job has the risk of something serious happening and we all need some decent respect or encouragement sometimes.

I work as a cashier in retail and if you've ever worked in retail, you know it can be devastatingly horrible to come to work and be treated like trash by customers and bosses and corporate and anyone else that decides to unleash their negativity on you. So people in retail end up taking a lot and could use some serious encouragement

Now, back to the topic at hand, respect:
     In every aspect of society today, we could all use respect. When dealing with spouses, talking to strangers, anyone who waits on us, when trying to change someone's mind on something...and so many more times that I see little to no respect where just a little bit of it would change the entire situation.

     I can't describe how helpful it's been giving respect out to my close friends while telling them such a big thing like that I am transgendered and that I'm going to be transitioning from male to identifying as female. I've tried my best to be respectful of their feelings and let them understand my situation fully without trying to immediately force them to just acept my decision. Respect has been the difference between losing a lot mor efriends and them disagreeing with my decision but still being there for me.

That's just one example that I'm personally going through currently but there are so many big and little times when respect can be the game changer in our lives.

     Anyway, this has been on my mind for a while. It's something I've been working very hard at living for a long time now, constantly getting better at respecting others and showing respect for those who deserve it or need it. And for the record, I am nowhere near good at this. I need more work at respect than most so I do NOT want to sound like I'm telling anyone else to 'be like me' in this area, I just want to share what I think about and where my mind is in regards to society. If you'd like to know more about what respect means to me, call toll free 1-800-R-E-S-P-E-C-T and speak to an operator today. Have fun, friends.