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example: when i have read things that friends, bloggers, or family members have written trying explicitly to tell me that they are fine, or they have moved on from something, or have gotten over someone...i, for some reason, never believe it. and more times than not, they'll go through a "relapse" of sorts shortly thereafter. i say this is true for myself as well. i think for many years, i thought about things nonstop...all the while, telling people that i did not. maybe it was a "fake it til you make it" mentality. but now, i see, i plain wasn't being honest with them, or myself.
it's kind of the same way i view extremists...of any kind. when something is black and white, or is described as a definite...i know it's not the truth.
i had a person in my life that spouted off how wonderful he was, how much he knew, and how great he was. i believed it...and i think other people did too. i got comments all the time that went like this: "wow, _____ is either the greatest person i have ever met, and the most talented, or he is full of crap" (note to self and readers: RUN if you encounter someone like this). i just thought that i had gotten lucky to get a gem of a person like that.
if you are wonderful...people will know. it eminates through your pores, it attracts people to you, and makes your life a big karmatic bliss. if not, you're only fooling yourself.
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Isn't it such a task to get through the blah blah blah of people telling you who they are. I find myself lately realizing when I meet someone new," this person isn't telling me who she is, she just wants me to know how much money she has." Or something like that. It's so tedious. Why do people feel such a need to define themselves that way?
"If you are wonderful...people will know." I like that.
I am totally one of those people that tends to tell herself she is okay, b/c I feel like it will make things better. It's like a pep-talk. I have gone through little 'relapses' lately with 'some-things', but not as bad as the baddest of times with it. But like you said, it's hard to take a word as truth.
I've met people like that guy you knew. I still know those people...and I just deal with them. It's who they are and they look foolish at times saying nothing but positive braggy like things. But underneath it all, this person I know has alot of self-image issues. It doesn't help that a lot of those people are Type A and majority of my friends are Type A. hehe
You are one of those people though, that I know, that I always tell others is sooo cool, does this, does that, gets me inspired etc etc...I don't know if my people's believe it but it's soooo true 'cause I said it!!
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