Back Off, Geppetto

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Ps 40:2 and 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11 Here am I Lord; I come to do your will. I have waited, waited for the LORD, and he stooped toward me. And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. Sacrifice or oblation you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me. Burnt offerings or sin-offerings you sought not; then said I, "Behold I come." I announced your justice in the vast assembly; I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know. Your justice I kept not hid within my heart; your faithfulness and your salvation I have spoken of; I have made no secret of your kindness and your truth in the vast assembly. Mt 11:25 Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.

I was never a humongous Steely Dan fan.

I mean, I was just a wee one when they were relevant and I suppose I liked them okay but, meh.

For some reason today, though, one of their bigger Top 40 hits "Dirty Work" keeps playing on the old noggin loop.

"I'm a fool to do your dirty work, Oh yeah. I don't want to do your dirty work no more. I'm a fool to do your dirty work, Oh yeah."

Hmm; perhaps I knew, even as a little kid when this was popular, that Don Fagen and company weren't exactly the most prolific songwriters around. Not to mention grammar-challenged. #LameLyrics

Either way, they weren't wrong about resisting the urge to let someone else coerce you into behavior that makes you uncomfortable, conflicts with your morals, or that you know is just flat out not right. Fine...I'll give 'em that one.

'Cause let's face it, if you're hiding behind a bully and letting them Pinocchio you into tyrant mode, you're just as guilty as they are...and even weaker, you dig?

Stay strong, be true to yourself and your convictions, and put a big old meanie in his or her place from the word go, yo. #Integrity

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