Billy, you have a great imagination. Stringing one thought into the next to make seemingly random pieces fit together. What do they call that, stream of consciousness? Good blog!
Alf, I wish you all the happiness in the world! I am only speaking from my own point of view. May all that you deserve find its way to you on the wings of light.
"relation is a fight with urself.trying to sattisfy ur lover and bringing ur needs to the second place. stop being the selfish person u had been as single,and sucrifice ur ego on the common life. ofcourse u can feel prisoner sometimes ,but if ur other half is wise ,will find the ways to let u feel free"
Sacrifice your ego on the common life.....other half will find the ways to let you feel free. Why is it these two statements seem to be at total odds with one another?
If someone told me I needed to sacrifice myself for the sake of the relationship, and then said he could make me feel free, I would run for the hills as fast as I could. There is something not right with that statement, Alf.
I like to see people's faces. There are many here who are quite nice to look at. I also like the mystery of the no face profiles. I get to make up a whole persona. Since I am not trying to find the love of my life, I find the past time of imagining what someone looks like to be quite entertaining.
I really like this blog, Dagosto! Hope I am not fitting in to any of those catagories though. I wonder if people who do fit any of them, are aware of what they do, or if they will recognize their behavior...or care.
Good night, John. Your girlfriend deleted my comment on her blog. Her blog was a direct quote of my comment on your blog. I find that interesting. Please be careful! Watch for the patterns.
I agree that family becomes a priority, but I wasn't talking about needing this friend to make me a priority. It was more like getting together every 3-6 months for dinner (initiated by me) and her canceling at least twice to take care of mundane things for inlaws and others whom she claimed to have no great love for. It was just apparent that I was setting myself up for disappointment over and over. I decided not to do that anymore.
Now, if she called, in real trouble or if her husband died or something, I would be there in a heartbeat. I still love her, she is just not available for a friend relationship and I am unwilling to do that which does not bring me joy.
I know this is a way delayed reaction, but you couldn't handle the likes of Jeddah and me! We would having you begging for mercy in not time, Blackhawk!
I felt compelled to break up with a friend of mine. I have known her since we were 13, but from the time she got married (when she was 21) the friendship felt very one sided. You know, you always have to be the one to call and make plans, then they break the plans multiple times before finally deigning to spend time with you. It took me over 30 years, but I finally told her that it was clear that her family was all the friendship she had time for and it was time for me to call it quits. She never made an effort beyond apologizing to mend fences so it must have been a good call on my part.
I'm sure, like you, you wish nothing but the best for friends and ex friends, but a friendship must be reciprocal or it starts to feel icky.
Pffft... Blackhawk, you wanting some attention? You have not made one comment on your own blog that has to so with the blog content. And if what you have commented is supposed to be considered cerebral...at all, then I prefer to be the idiot.
Hi Shaunita! Is this the man who had/has the drinking issue? I hope he has grieved and let go of the alcohol, so you can have a beautiful and peaceful life with him. I wish you the best!!
I am so ignorant of the way things are done in other parts of the world. Thank you for explaining this to me, Ono. Well, if you feel you have no choice but to live with your mom, dad, and sister, then the only option is to find some way to change your attitude about it. Maybe if you could see your way to looking at their side, walking in their shoes, you could find a way to have more peace about your situation.
It is said that the mind is really the only thing that can imprison us. The mind with all its monkey thoughts causes much suffering. Thing is, we get to choose the thoughts we wish to hook into and those we don't. It takes practice to notice those thoughts and deliberately shift them to that which feels better (in your heart and in your gut), but it is more than worth the effort!
The only thing that is going to be different is you. You must choose. Get a job and start saving to move out on your own. You can not expect other people to change. It isn't fair to them and the expectation you have that they should change is only going to cause your frustration to continue as well.
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Billy, you have a great imagination. Stringing one thought into the next to make seemingly random pieces fit together. What do they call that, stream of consciousness? Good blog!