it's off to work i go

for the past several years and only for the month of may, i have been employed at huron ridge acres to help with retail during their craziest month of the year.

as i was walking over i started humming the 'hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work i go' song from snow white and the seven dwarfs. as i really started thinking about those dwarfs my mind as it usually does while i walk starts to think a little more deeply and here's what i came up with.

each of the dwarfs have their own personalities, passions, faults, etc. these characters played a huge role in the story and regardless of how you feel about them, they become just as important as snow white.

in fact we are no different than those goofy fellas. we all have our own personalities, passions, and faults that often makes us look a bit...  well… dwarf-y.

So I thought it would be appropriate to write a post about the 7 dwarfs of personality.

Bashful: this is the humble person. he is reluctant to draw attention to himself. he’s shy, always looking down on himself and lives on the “woe is me” mentality.
Doc: this is the “smart” person. he thinks he has the answers to all of the world’s problems. he tends wears some stylish glasses and always walks with his chin up while looking down at everyone else. nobody knows more than him.
Dopey: the youngest, sweetest, and silliest of the seven. he’s the one the others laugh about. he’s always joking around and he annoys doc. this is the immature person, who will have a laugh at any ones expense.
Grumpy: this is likely the grouchiest person you’ve ever seen. even though he’s portrayed as an older person, sometimes younger ones can have the same qualities. he is the one that is always talking about his “scars” and the difficulties of his life and tends to have very little friends.
Happy: this is that happy person. he is always smiling and always jolly. he is the perfect fit for anywhere. he's the one everyone wants to be friends with.
Sleepy: this is the “lazy” person. he’s always tired and weak and falls asleep during conversations. he tends toward laziness and would rather be resting somewhere and let everyone else do the work.
Sneezy: sneezy is always interrupting everything. he sneezes at the most inappropriate moments. This is the person that feels powerless, is afraid nobody cares about him and is unable to express anger and/or disappointment. he likes to manipulate people by his weakness so he can be noticed or taken care of.

keep in mind that though each of the dwarfs have some issues, they all play a very important role in the lives of those we all come into contact with (as did the 7 dwarfs in snow white). what is particularly important is that they all worked together.  i think we can say the same with life today. we all have different characteristics, passions, faults, but we can work together.
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty” 1 Cor. 1:27 so the real question is which dwarf are you?

Blessings