Whats in the middle of your room?

The Pink elephant... with a yellow tie

Ever have that awkward situation with friends where there's the elephant in the room yet no one makes a comment about him. He just sits there in the middle of the room waiting to be addressed; yet most cease to accept his existence.

Everyone has their own elephant, or maybe itÂ’s not even an elephant maybe its a hippo? Or Hell even as small as a duck! Whatever it is, I am sure he would like to be acknowledged. Go on try speaking to it face to face! You may surprise yourself.

My elephant's name is Common. Common Freakin' Courtesy. He is Pink, tall, a bit over weight and he wears a designer yellow tie. Stylish I know! He seems to be everywhere I go, sometimes people see him, greet him and wave and other times people simply ignore him. It is a shame; CC is a kind and extremely easygoing animal. He always minds his P's and Q's and puts others before himself. (Which usually results in people taking advantage of the poor little guy) He feels like cellophane, no one knows his name and he just never gets noticed when it really matters.

Next time you see CC, give him a smile or if your in a really good mood a nice pat on the back and tell him not to give up…because the difference between Extra-ordinary and Plain Ordinary is that little EXTRA in front.

I hope that maybe after writing this post and with the help of people like you my elephant will change and move on to bigger and better things.