Perhaps what I feel is the discomfort of the reality of looking in that emotional mirror. Perhaps I'm really uncomfortable with the guilty feelings of, for no apparent reason, not liking her. We do see ourselves so much in others. My father once opined that life was all really just in our own heads; that we created our world from our own imagination. Living with that idea bouncing around in my mind all my life, I'm curious about how much sense it makes to me now." JP
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It's. hard and we all find it a difficult one to do... But mutter to yourself
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Kind of has a way of sticking in one's craw. But I do try and learn something out of these kind of situations. There's always a lesson somewhere.
DeleteRight along with John, when people behave badly it is about their own pain/anger and has nothing to do with the person in front of them at the time. Relax. Bless this person and her pain. Surround her with healing light. You both will feel better. We are not required to like everyone or to prefer the company of everyone. Bless and release. Let her go.
ReplyDeleteA wee bit trickier than that HA. I work with her on a fairly regular basis, and so I have to find a way to make things hum along. It's all good really, I do have a very thick skin---I just find the notion of it all intriguing.
DeleteJ, I can't imagine anyone not liking you. And I go along with John's comment x
ReplyDeleteYou are very sweet Molly, but being a Leo on the regular calendar and a Water Snake on the Chinese one, I have been know to roar, hiss and spit...in that order!
DeleteI'm with Molly, but why don't you just ask her what's going on?
ReplyDeleteBut you love me Sis! If I said anything to her, she would be utterly dumbfounded.
DeleteIt ia hard. We want to like everybody. But then our gut tells us, no, this will not work out. It could be as simple as a word or a phrase, it could be a reaction, it could be the mood we are in that night, it could be anything we are looking for because, as I said, our gut tells us, it is not a good match. So, let it be. There is really nothing wrong with either of you, it is just life.
ReplyDeleteSock'em...you've hit the nail on the head. It's everything and nothing. We just approach life from different angles. So be it!
DeleteThankfully many years ago I developed the opinion that 'not everyone is part of my fan club and that's ok'. I work at staying out of their way - makes it more comfortable all around. There are people who I prefer to not be around and I try to stay aside ........ even if I don't know what it is they find offensive.
ReplyDeleteDirect your positive energy to those who have captured your heart. Don't you just love the feeling of recalling the first time you met a dear friend and you struck it off right away?
I like the way you phrase it Katherine "not everyone is part of my fan club"...pretty funny - and yes, avoidance is the most tactful tactic.
DeleteThere are many people with whom I care not to socialise, but I would never let it be known to them. I just make polite conversation, and move on. If someone makes their antagonism plainly obvious, it says much more about them, than it does about you. I would guess that it must be based on jealousy, so maybe you should be flattered!
ReplyDeleteYikes Cro! Jealousy - I sincerely hope not. That green-eyed monster must be the most painful of all the seven deadlies. I wouldn't wish that on anyone!
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