A Minute to Myself (148)
February 14, 2009
Influences
How do the people in your life make you feel?
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Love, irritation, indignance, shock, disgust, comfort, nostalgia, appreciation, understanding. That covers my husband, mother, sister and cousin. I love one, respect another and well, I can't really pinpoint how I feel about the other two.
Posted by: Liz A. | February 14, 2009 at 11:59 AM
A very interesting and thoughtful question. I'd say loved, needed, happy, warm, respected - and those are for spouse, and friends. Frustrated, often angry, sad, resentful and regretful sum up former family. Then there's worthy, spiritual, calm, encouraging, empowered, and a little hesitant sum up some of the other relationships. All in all this is a question that is worthy of much more thought and meditation. Cheers.
Posted by: Linda | February 14, 2009 at 02:05 PM
Outside the box.
Posted by: Amy Sue Nathan | February 15, 2009 at 07:47 AM
Someone at work gave me a note that said" "You are liked and valued." Most of the people in my life make me feel that way. The others, they make me forget that I am liked and valued.
Posted by: Laura of Rebellious Thoughts of a Woman | February 15, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Neat question. I'll have to reflect on it.
Laura, isn't it amazing how the negative seems to carry more weight than the positive?
Posted by: Talon | February 15, 2009 at 07:13 PM
Small. Many people that have known me for a long time doubt me or forget to see that I have changed and evolved in many ways over the years and the guy I was back then is not the guy I am now.
Posted by: Ricardo | February 15, 2009 at 09:25 PM
Talon, I'm trying to discount the negative because it doesn't help at all, and I do enough of the negative all by myself.
Ricardo, maybe they don't see the changes in you because they have not changed. People with mindsets that are set to the past can't see the present.
Posted by: Laura of Rebellious Thoughts of a Woman | February 16, 2009 at 04:54 AM
Talon, I'm trying to discount the negative because it doesn't help at all, and I do enough of the negative all by myself.
Ricardo, maybe they don't see the changes in you because they have not changed. People with mindsets that are set to the past can't see the present.
Posted by: Laura of Rebellious Thoughts of a Woman | February 16, 2009 at 05:19 AM
Lately, more scrutinzing. I'm learning that in a perfect world, I could count more people as friends. That's not how it works in the real world and I feel as though my generosity and unhealthy amounts of kindness have not worked in my favor.
The people in my life that I know I can trust remind me that love is not something you can define in words.
Posted by: Cathy | February 19, 2009 at 07:57 PM
Cathy, on the grand scheme of things it seems that some people have disappointed you and others have risen to the challenge, which, perhaps, creates a new balance for your perceptions.
Posted by: Laura of Rebellious Thoughts of a Woman | February 21, 2009 at 04:18 AM