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Building a country girl
Country life is cool.
She has been learning that. Her BF and I had her starting out with various types of .380s (Colts, PPKs etc), but I figured she was finally ready for the real thing today. So when she stopped by for our periodic coffee and chat I dragged her out back and after her warming up with my old Remington M51, I moved her up to a 1911 (a Colt commercial made in 1917).
Here she is getting ready to try it for the first time. 7 yard line.
Halfway through the magazine. She likes it.
Her first time with a .45. No bad habits exhibited.
She is becoming a bonafide country girl.
She has been learning that. Her BF and I had her starting out with various types of .380s (Colts, PPKs etc), but I figured she was finally ready for the real thing today. So when she stopped by for our periodic coffee and chat I dragged her out back and after her warming up with my old Remington M51, I moved her up to a 1911 (a Colt commercial made in 1917).
Here she is getting ready to try it for the first time. 7 yard line.
Halfway through the magazine. She likes it.
Her first time with a .45. No bad habits exhibited.
She is becoming a bonafide country girl.
At least I have Me for 2022
What is it with new years that I am sick everytime they come. I have left behind all the disappointments 2021 has brought me. And in such a strange and unwelcome way, they have their own way of sneaking up.
Now, Im wallowing all by myself, clogged nose, fever, sorethroat and headache. No food in the fridge, no one to ask to get them for me either.
So I get up, put my big girl pants on and made coffee. I still got some bread from a few days ago. Hopefully no molds in them. Hahahahaha At least I have that.
Exes coming back, but I have no energy to even flirt a little with any of them. But surely i have the energy to rant about my newest frustration for 2022 in my comfy flannel wrap and messy bun seated in front of smokin hot coffee and toasted bread.
At least I have the silence of the room all to myself. At least I have my sound mind and the hope for tomorrow to get the things I need. At least I still have me.
Welcome 2022!
Now, Im wallowing all by myself, clogged nose, fever, sorethroat and headache. No food in the fridge, no one to ask to get them for me either.
So I get up, put my big girl pants on and made coffee. I still got some bread from a few days ago. Hopefully no molds in them. Hahahahaha At least I have that.
Exes coming back, but I have no energy to even flirt a little with any of them. But surely i have the energy to rant about my newest frustration for 2022 in my comfy flannel wrap and messy bun seated in front of smokin hot coffee and toasted bread.
At least I have the silence of the room all to myself. At least I have my sound mind and the hope for tomorrow to get the things I need. At least I still have me.
Welcome 2022!
a whole load of ifs and buts.
"if I had a penny for every penny I didn't have."
would I be any the wiser?
To the owners of this site: I am most grateful
As a long time member of this site, I want to acknowledge my gratefulness for the owners, moderators and anyone who is responsible in providing us this wonderful place.
Not only do they give us members the chance to meet our significant others (two great loves in my case) but that they allow us to have a very respectful and interesting discussions about almost anything else.
I would like to invite everyone and share me in thanking the owners, moderators and anyone involved in providing us this free site.
Thank you again moderators for having a good control and your fast response to cut incessant insults from some posters when needed. I have been involved many a times and I have learned that in order for all of us to learn we must remain decent and positive on all of our posts to foster a good relationship.
Of course, we will have a lot of disagreements on almost everything and why not, we are all different, but agreeing to disagree is the mood that the owners promote.
I have learned and I am trying to be good to everyone, including those that disagree with me and don't like me.
Thank you all.
Not only do they give us members the chance to meet our significant others (two great loves in my case) but that they allow us to have a very respectful and interesting discussions about almost anything else.
I would like to invite everyone and share me in thanking the owners, moderators and anyone involved in providing us this free site.
Thank you again moderators for having a good control and your fast response to cut incessant insults from some posters when needed. I have been involved many a times and I have learned that in order for all of us to learn we must remain decent and positive on all of our posts to foster a good relationship.
Of course, we will have a lot of disagreements on almost everything and why not, we are all different, but agreeing to disagree is the mood that the owners promote.
I have learned and I am trying to be good to everyone, including those that disagree with me and don't like me.
Thank you all.
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16 Habits Of Highly Sensitive People
1. They feel more deeply.
One of the hallmark characteristics of highly sensitive people is the ability to feel more deeply than their less-sensitive peers. They're very intuitive, and go very deep inside to try to figure things out.
2. They're more emotionally reactive.
People who are highly sensitive will react more in a situation. For instance, they will have more empathy and feel more concern for a friend's problems.
3. They're probably used to hearing, "Don't take things so personally" and "Why are you so sensitive?"
4. They prefer to exercise solo.
Highly sensitive people may tend to avoid team sports, where there's a sense that everyone is watching their every move. However, this is not a blanket rule -- there are some highly sensitive people who may have had parents who provided an understanding and supportive environment that would make it easier for them to participate in group sports.
5. It takes longer for them to make decisions.
Highly sensitive people are more aware of subtleties and details that could make decisions harder to make. Even if there is no "right" or "wrong" decision -- for example, it's impossible to choose a "wrong" flavor of ice cream.--- highly sensitive people will still tend to take longer to choose.
6. And on that note, they are more upset if they make a "bad" or "wrong" decision.
7. They're extremely detail-oriented.
Highly sensitive people are the first ones to notice the details in a room, the new shoes that you're wearing, or a change in weather.
8. Not all highly sensitive people are introverts.
In fact, about 30 percent of highly sensitive people are extroverts. Many times, highly sensitive people who are also extroverts grew up in a close-knit community and thus would interact with a lot of people.
9. They work well in team environments.
Because highly sensitive people are such deep thinkers, they make valuable workers and members of teams. However, they may be well-suited for positions in teams where they don't have to make the final decision.
10. They're more prone to anxiety or depression (but only if they've had a lot of past negative experiences without having a supportive environment).
11. That annoying sound is probably significantly more annoying to a highly sensitive person.
While it's hard to say anyone is a fan of annoying noises, highly sensitive people are on a whole more, well, sensitive to chaos and noise.
12. Violent movies are the worst.
Because highly sensitive people are so high in empathy and more easily overstimulated, movies with violence or horror themes may not be their cup of tea.
13. They cry more easily.
That's why it's important for highly sensitive people to put themselves in situations where they won't be made to feel embarrassed or "wrong" for crying easily.
14. They have above-average manners.
Highly sensitive people are also highly conscientious people. Because of this, they're more likely to be considerate and exhibit good manners.
15. The effects of criticism are especially amplified in highly sensitive people.
Highly sensitive people have reactions to criticism that are more intense than less sensitive people. As a result, they may employ certain tactics to avoid said criticism, including people-pleasing (so that there is no longer anything to criticize), criticizing themselves first, and avoiding the source of the criticism altogether.
16. Prefer solo work environments.
Many highly sensitive people enjoy working from home or being self-employed because they can control the stimuli in their work environments. For those without the luxury of creating their own flexible work schedules (and environments), highly sensitive people might enjoy working in a cubicle -- where they have more privacy and less noise -- than in an open-office plan.
Abridged version of article at
One of the hallmark characteristics of highly sensitive people is the ability to feel more deeply than their less-sensitive peers. They're very intuitive, and go very deep inside to try to figure things out.
2. They're more emotionally reactive.
People who are highly sensitive will react more in a situation. For instance, they will have more empathy and feel more concern for a friend's problems.
3. They're probably used to hearing, "Don't take things so personally" and "Why are you so sensitive?"
4. They prefer to exercise solo.
Highly sensitive people may tend to avoid team sports, where there's a sense that everyone is watching their every move. However, this is not a blanket rule -- there are some highly sensitive people who may have had parents who provided an understanding and supportive environment that would make it easier for them to participate in group sports.
5. It takes longer for them to make decisions.
Highly sensitive people are more aware of subtleties and details that could make decisions harder to make. Even if there is no "right" or "wrong" decision -- for example, it's impossible to choose a "wrong" flavor of ice cream.--- highly sensitive people will still tend to take longer to choose.
6. And on that note, they are more upset if they make a "bad" or "wrong" decision.
7. They're extremely detail-oriented.
Highly sensitive people are the first ones to notice the details in a room, the new shoes that you're wearing, or a change in weather.
8. Not all highly sensitive people are introverts.
In fact, about 30 percent of highly sensitive people are extroverts. Many times, highly sensitive people who are also extroverts grew up in a close-knit community and thus would interact with a lot of people.
9. They work well in team environments.
Because highly sensitive people are such deep thinkers, they make valuable workers and members of teams. However, they may be well-suited for positions in teams where they don't have to make the final decision.
10. They're more prone to anxiety or depression (but only if they've had a lot of past negative experiences without having a supportive environment).
11. That annoying sound is probably significantly more annoying to a highly sensitive person.
While it's hard to say anyone is a fan of annoying noises, highly sensitive people are on a whole more, well, sensitive to chaos and noise.
12. Violent movies are the worst.
Because highly sensitive people are so high in empathy and more easily overstimulated, movies with violence or horror themes may not be their cup of tea.
13. They cry more easily.
That's why it's important for highly sensitive people to put themselves in situations where they won't be made to feel embarrassed or "wrong" for crying easily.
14. They have above-average manners.
Highly sensitive people are also highly conscientious people. Because of this, they're more likely to be considerate and exhibit good manners.
15. The effects of criticism are especially amplified in highly sensitive people.
Highly sensitive people have reactions to criticism that are more intense than less sensitive people. As a result, they may employ certain tactics to avoid said criticism, including people-pleasing (so that there is no longer anything to criticize), criticizing themselves first, and avoiding the source of the criticism altogether.
16. Prefer solo work environments.
Many highly sensitive people enjoy working from home or being self-employed because they can control the stimuli in their work environments. For those without the luxury of creating their own flexible work schedules (and environments), highly sensitive people might enjoy working in a cubicle -- where they have more privacy and less noise -- than in an open-office plan.
Abridged version of article at
So Which Is More Important?
When I was sitting at the foot of a guru....who was wonderful by the way, he used to always say, "Seriousness does not equal sincerity".
I have watched and observed 'serious' people. I used to be one of them, to a degree. They have no innocence, no child-like enthusiasm (enthusiasm means 'in God'), no life. They are like frozen blocks of ice.
I watch people who are sincere. They love life. They are willing to be foolish and vulnerable and not predictable. They act as if authenticity is the highest virtue. I am aiming to be like them....but in my unique way. :)
I find that people who are themselves may have any number of 'disorders' or not, but they do not worry about how they look to others. They are happy in their own skin and they are willing to show themselves, no matter how un-perfect they may appear to be to others.
I love people who show up. I love people who lack pretense. I love people who don't give a crap what I or anyone else thinks of them. These are my hero/heroines.
The people who act as if they know everything about anything, the people who can't laugh at themselves and their idiocy, the people who constantly tell others how they ought be....those people bore the living bejeezus out of me. No thank you....move along.
I have watched and observed 'serious' people. I used to be one of them, to a degree. They have no innocence, no child-like enthusiasm (enthusiasm means 'in God'), no life. They are like frozen blocks of ice.
I watch people who are sincere. They love life. They are willing to be foolish and vulnerable and not predictable. They act as if authenticity is the highest virtue. I am aiming to be like them....but in my unique way. :)
I find that people who are themselves may have any number of 'disorders' or not, but they do not worry about how they look to others. They are happy in their own skin and they are willing to show themselves, no matter how un-perfect they may appear to be to others.
I love people who show up. I love people who lack pretense. I love people who don't give a crap what I or anyone else thinks of them. These are my hero/heroines.
The people who act as if they know everything about anything, the people who can't laugh at themselves and their idiocy, the people who constantly tell others how they ought be....those people bore the living bejeezus out of me. No thank you....move along.
Sincerity vs hypocrisy
In recent months, I have discovered a pattern. I meet more bad people in my life than the good ones
The line in life between good and bad is, of course, very arbitrary.
Well, really: who can be considered good and who bad? What criteria might there be?
Most likely, this is all individual, but if any of us is deceived, betrayed, or does some kind of meanness to us, we will not dare to call such a person good. Or another question: Can a hypocrite be considered a good person?
My own statistics have shown that in my life I meet such people much more often than the sincere ones. It's sad to admit, but it's so as it is.
But why do people tend to choose these ways of interacting with others? What pushes them to do this?
I think the point is that people naturally tend to be selfish and think about their own interests and desires first. While a good person tries to maintain a balance between realizing his/ her desires and not going over other people’s heads, a bad person loses his sense of proportion and begins to not care about others, including friends and relatives.
Apparently, correcting your own shortcomings is more difficult than making your own mistakes. because you need to face the unpleasant truth about yourself, accept it, and this requires courage, a sincere desire to transform. But here the hypocrisy takes over
I'll leave the blog open for comments as it would be hypocritical not to let people, who do disagree with me, to speak up
I wish all of you to meet good people more often in your life
The line in life between good and bad is, of course, very arbitrary.
Well, really: who can be considered good and who bad? What criteria might there be?
Most likely, this is all individual, but if any of us is deceived, betrayed, or does some kind of meanness to us, we will not dare to call such a person good. Or another question: Can a hypocrite be considered a good person?
My own statistics have shown that in my life I meet such people much more often than the sincere ones. It's sad to admit, but it's so as it is.
But why do people tend to choose these ways of interacting with others? What pushes them to do this?
I think the point is that people naturally tend to be selfish and think about their own interests and desires first. While a good person tries to maintain a balance between realizing his/ her desires and not going over other people’s heads, a bad person loses his sense of proportion and begins to not care about others, including friends and relatives.
Apparently, correcting your own shortcomings is more difficult than making your own mistakes. because you need to face the unpleasant truth about yourself, accept it, and this requires courage, a sincere desire to transform. But here the hypocrisy takes over
I'll leave the blog open for comments as it would be hypocritical not to let people, who do disagree with me, to speak up
I wish all of you to meet good people more often in your life
Announcement
After a great deal of thought I decided I wanted to make an announcement, but then I changed my mind and decided I didn't want to make one. It was a last minute decision and I only just managed to stop myself from making the announcement before I posted this blog. Had I posted the blog a couple of minutes earlier I would probably have made the announcement.
Now I'm wondering if I should have made the announcement, after all. Still, it's no good crying over spilt milk, it's too late now; I didn't make the announcement and that's that.
Now I'm wondering if I should have made the announcement, after all. Still, it's no good crying over spilt milk, it's too late now; I didn't make the announcement and that's that.
Okay, I'm ready, Mr. Moderator.
You can take me away now. I've cleared my desk and I'm ready to go.
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HATERS
If someone does not approve of certain actions of a person, does that mean he/she HATES that person?
HATE is an very strong word.
He/she may feel a certain degree of disapproval towards certain actions of that person but may not necessarily HATE that person
Is it fair to label others as HATERS of that person just because he/she disapproves of certain actions of that person?
Labelling others as HATERS merely because they may not approve of the actions of a person is childish and immature.
If you do not agree with the views of others, then criticise their views logically and constructively rather than resort to name calling and dergatory remarks.
This is a violation of Blog Rule 2:
Treat others the way you would like to be treated – with respect - be polite, considerate, with no personal attacks, name calling, harassment, bad language.
Comments?
HATE is an very strong word.
He/she may feel a certain degree of disapproval towards certain actions of that person but may not necessarily HATE that person
Is it fair to label others as HATERS of that person just because he/she disapproves of certain actions of that person?
Labelling others as HATERS merely because they may not approve of the actions of a person is childish and immature.
If you do not agree with the views of others, then criticise their views logically and constructively rather than resort to name calling and dergatory remarks.
This is a violation of Blog Rule 2:
Treat others the way you would like to be treated – with respect - be polite, considerate, with no personal attacks, name calling, harassment, bad language.
Comments?
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