Importance of Being Crabby

Reading from Wednesday, May 27, 2015 yoga class

From the book "Succulent Wild Woman" by Sark

"Could we all just admit when we're crabby?  My mother used to answer the phone in a fake cheerful voice, "Helllooo!" right after yelling at us.  So often, we "Put on a happy face," "Grin and bear it," "Smile--it can't be that bad."

Being crabby is real and it's healing.  It can help us get closer to what's wrong, or what hurts.  If you say to a friend, "I'm just crabby right now," they can usually tell anyhow, and sometimes it opens up a dialogue.  If you say to other women, "Are you crabby?" they usually love it.

I like doing this on the phone with service providers who sound crabby.  If you say something, it gives them permission to be human, and can result in a fabulous, honest exchange.

Crabbiness dissolves with the right kind of attention.  Of course, there is also overcrabbiness, rampant crabbiness, or what my mother calls "The crabbyappletons" (people who are crabby for a living and want to stay that way).

Remember to be crabby consciously!  Women are great at being crabby and can do much more celebrating about it.

Crabby and proud.  Fly a crabby flag."

Everytime I read this piece, it puts a smile on my face.  Hope it put one on yours.