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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Once you start listening to yourself speak, really watching for justification and explanation and hedging, you'll hear it all over the place--both in yourself and in others. None of that kind of talk leaves you with any power or freedom, it traps you into being the victim of something. Telling the truth about that puts YOU in the driver's seat of life. And it does mean taking responsibility for areas of your life that aren't working--it's not your mother's fault she didn't hug you enough, in other words. Nothing in your life is ANYBODY'S fault--including your own. But it is YOUR life, and it's going the way YOU are making it go.
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as part of the program I have become very aware of the words I use, how I feel when using them, and what I witness and see in others.
It's like a great weight off my shoulders. I thought I was honest before, but now I'm even moreso honest with myself.
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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.
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