Meme-oires 23: Something That Makes You Feel Better

[jamesq]

Positive affirmations from friends makes me feel better. But only sometimes. I have to believe that they're sincere. Which pretty much means that they have to come when completely unexpected and not in response to me bitching about something. A quirk of my psyche is that if people contradict me when I'm being self-deprecating, I'll dig my heels in. So when I'm not upset, and people tell me that they like me, it's wonderful.

Related to this, small gifts of time make me feel better. Being invited out to quiet places just to be social are great. Basically anything that suggests I'm liked and people enjoy having me around. It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.

Comments

[oblivions.livejournal.com]

I think that's pretty typical for a lot of people

[mallt.livejournal.com]

It's dumb... we know it's dumb... but that doesn't change the fact that it's true...

[jamesq]

The only dumb thing is that lot's of people don't like admitting to it. Damn Protestant ethics. There's lots of things I like that I'm just supposed to shut up about and soldier on without. Screw that - if someone needs a hug they should just say so. The world would be a better place if everyone did this.

[mallt.livejournal.com]

Ahh you misinterpreted me... I was referring to only accepting affirmations we feel we deserve rather than accepting we deserve all that we receive.

[danceintheabyss.livejournal.com]

kind of like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8CKwdosjE
awesome video, I should go out and do this some day

[jamesq]

You could pull it off. I, OTOH, would be arrested.

[danceintheabyss.livejournal.com]

Not if your standing with me... I too cute and charming to be arrested... and it rubs off.
LOL

[danceintheabyss.livejournal.com]

Like pixy dust!!!!!!