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Originally Posted by pan6467
Depends on how you define nature. Some think that being flip-floppy is a person's nature.... in 99% of cases it isn't it was a survival skill they learned at a young age.
If you desire to be approved of more than be who you are, you won't be true to your nature.
It is extremely hard for people to be true to themselves... hence we have a cause for: drug addiction, psychological issues, criminal actions, etc.
Believe it or not I have a feeling, being true to oneself is a rarity, and one of the hardest things to do.
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I can 'amen' that-it took my first 45 years to see that trying to be the 'pleaser' wasn't working; it's a lot of work to constantly play eveyone else's games and not internalize. I internalized-an inner scream that finally came out because someone could hear it and forced it out.
My 'true nature' is simple and not too hard to do-'I come first'. If it
displeases me, it's not
for me. Life's short-there's no 'do-overs'.
I'd rather be selfish and happy than that wimp I was and miserable.(she still rears her ugly head once in a while, but I bat her down
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Yes, but lasting friendships and relationships can be started on forums. The only difference between say a forum and meeting these people at the corner pub is we're not face to face, so it can be hard to interpret tone, otherwise, it's pretty much the same. Except, I can't buy the house a drink......
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Sure ya can....it'd just cost an arm and a leg shipping all that beer(I'll take a wine cooler)
Everyone of the closest people to my heart(except family, of course) were friendships developed on-line and, interestingly enough, through an online club.
They're not 'entities'. My very best friend is the one I'll be going with to the races at BMS-she lives a mile away.
We end every call with 'I love you'-it's not just the internet to some of us.
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Originally Posted by aberkok
Well, let's not be so hasty... I have a PayPal account... |
hmmm..so do I...do they take booze?