Ponzi scheme and fake positivity/friendliness

1. Positive, Friendly, & Shallow
December 5, 2013
Be more than a reflection of moonlight on a pond! Authentic is
ʻgodlyʼ! A few years ago, I enjoyed a connection with a girl I called
ʻMoonlight Ladyʼ. At the time she was not only a top New York model but quite a budding,
charismatic evangelist. Sheʼs positive, friendly, but borderline shallow. Less than a year ago,
and after talking to her with little indication that trouble was beginning to darken the moonlight, I
was to be stunned. Many weeks later, I learned she was indicted on a multi million dollar Ponzi
scheme to bilk thousands with her charm out of many eager investors!
The ʻinnerʼ is rarely not reflected on the outside. You are what you look and act like more often
than not, at least from the eyes of a keen observer. People put up screens or defenses that hide
what they donʼt know about themselves, or live in fear due to their self negative judgements of
who they really are. ʻMoonlight Ladyʼ chose to not look beyond the
culture and happenings of her early years to prepare for future
encounters that challenged her hidden
perception of the ʻselfʼ beneath what she
sometimes, as well as others, perceived her to
be.
Most view themselves as positive and friendly,
but rarely shallow. Truth is most are in ʻwishful
thinkingʼ about the positive and friendly as the
reality is they are ʻshallowʼ with one, the other,
or both while living on the surface of life with
little introspection and action to enhance or shine
the light on their inner beauty. Positive and friendly is often a ʻcoverupʼ
of insecurities of letting out the inner love of themselves.
Shallow people who are friendly and ʻupʼ most of the time are wonderful people especially for
small talk about anything of the more mundane. I have a friend who is bubbly and filled with
positive talk, but shallow when the intimacy of communication on any level reaches a depth that
they feel uncomfortable swimming in. If you fit this description, inspite of being a wonderful
show, are an ʻescapee from inner self loveʼ.
Conversely, there are those that are deep, but lack savoir-faire when it comes to communicating
their positivity, or friendliness. All have qualities, and some that almost seem non existent. Itʼs
not a bad idea daily to ʻreshapeʼ and expand the quality of the assets that lie within each of us.
Give to your inner self as it will find its way to the outer, and as an inspiration and enjoyment for
others. Always, an extreme outer makeover should be an option to pursue, but while finding the
unfettered love within that adds sparkle to the other, and with ʻauthenticityʼ!
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