over reacting "again"

A friend emailed me—erv, don’t get your shorts in a knot!  I think she is saying that I’m over reacting!  Ouchy ouchy! I think she maybe has put a little tooooo much RumChata in her coffee! One more thing my friend, this “It’s Saturday” does not come with batteries; you gotta furnish your own.  ha ha

ElmerFudge says—It seems like Christmas season was way long this year and I still have one more weekend of it; will it ever be over; it’s challenging sharing time with the in-laws and also sharing the kids with the ex. ElmerFudge, maybe you are over reacting and maybe you are not! It can seem to be a long time alright for many and for many they can’t get enough of it.  Why is that do you think?  That is what I thought! A deceased friend would say every year at Christmas—The best lights of Christmas are the tail lights of everyone leaving.  I don’t know if he was serious or if he was kidding! I always laughed.  

NewPersonLinda says—Well, Christmas is over for another year; the Christmas story is always the same but I think I have changed. Really NewPersonLinda!  C. S. Lewis says in his book Mere Christianity—"The new step has been taken and is being taken.  Already the new men are dotted here and there all over the earth.  Some, as I have admitted, are still hardly recognizable:  but others can be recognized.  Every now and then one meets them. Their voices and faces are different from ours: stronger, quieter, happier, more radiant. They begin where most of us leave off. They do not draw attention to themselves. You tend to think that you are being kind to them when they are really being kind to you.  They love you more than other men do, but they need you less.  In that way, to become holy is rather like joining a secret society. To put it at the very lowest, it must be great fun.” Some of you might think Mr. Lewis is over reacting!

Talk about a changed person.  I went for a run the other day and met this guy who I have known for probably 45 years.  I would guess the last 40 years he wouldn’t acknowledge me when I said hi to him (i.e. I always say hi to him—it was sorta kinda a fun experience—it made me laugh).  He seems to be always mad at the world soooo I have always taken it as a grain of salt.  Well, today, I again said hi…and he said hi erv.  Crazy! I think he must have finally got the cocklebur out of his underwear!   I would guess that must have really felt good! I don’t think I’m over reacting! 

Friends, you might not want to read this paragraph; it could make you uncomfortable.  I was told by a friend that he has been rejected by a company.  Yep, they don’t want him in their place. They sorta kinda ran him off! I’m guessing that this business thinks he might tarnish their image (i.e. make them and their customers uncomfortable--hard on the bottom line).  My friend has an illness that he thinks folks are uncomfortable with and treat him like it’s contagious. I feel sorry for him that folks treat him this way (i.e. I also feel bad for the folks who made this decision in that company).  Soooo have you ever thought you were better than someone else or have you ever been uncomfrotable around folks with some handicap?  Come on, we all have.  That is why certain groups don’t want certain folks in their groups (e.g. country clubs, churches, businesses, gated communities, small groups, card clubs, retirement communities, towns, etc.). I have a friend who amazes me. Yes, she does.  She seems to accept all folks pretty much the same (i.e. from my observation anyway).  She could become an elitist but has decided not tooooo (i.e. she is affluent and socially acceptable). She could be a snob but has decided not toooo be.  She is a good person with a good heart; my kind of person.  MissPerfect says—erv, you are just over reacting.  

I got this Christmas gift in the mail from a friend.  I wonder if he thinks I need money or I need to learn to manage my funds better.  I’m reading a lot into his line of “spend it wisely.”  LuckieEddie says—You are way over reacting erv; it might just be something he does to all his grand children and he is having fun with you (i.e. he is; I know it; it’s soooo much fun) What fun.  He is a unique, a special person!!!

MyGolfBuddyLarry says--What is one food that can lead to prolonged problems in the future---- wedding cake.  GolfBuddyLarry, are you overreacting?  This is my friend who was my best shot partner in a golf tournament years ago.  He showed up with only one lens in his glasses!  That’s the best I ever saw him play! 

LuckieEddie says—My wife can over react alright; she is the queen of over reacting.  I made one slip up and she was all over me; I didn’t mean to do it.  I recently penned a short, romantic note to my wife while I was away on a golf trip, and I missed one small "e".  No problem you might say. Not so.  This tiny error has caused me to seek police protection to enter my own house. I wrote, "Hi darling, I'm enjoying and experiencing the best time of my whole life, and I wish you were her!”

I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it—Elimelech said--"The world of business is littered with the failures of men and women that had great potential - possessing the intelligence and skill sets to perform well in their jobs, yet lacking one important quality: Teachability. When someone is unwilling to learn, assuming they already know everything there is to know, or acting obstinate and refusing to receive much-needed, well-intended instruction, predictably their likelihood of success is very low. This applies to mentoring relationships as well. A mentor can only help the person he or she is mentoring if that individual is receptive to the insights and experience the mentor wishes to offer. Someone that is unwilling to learn, even if it means humbling oneself enough to be corrected as well as instructed, is poor leadership material.”  I don’t think this is over reacting. What do you think?  That is what I thought.

I was with a person recently who messed with my ego!  This person talked a lot about  how great they are.  I had to admit to myself that I was a little envious of them.  But after a little thought, I realized that I’m happy for them. I’m happy for their greatness and I’m happy with myself just as I am.  But it made me think—Am I teachable.  Do I lie to myself?  I cannot advance if I don’t tell myself the truth (i.e. keep lying to myself).  Ouchy ouchy!  I will never change if I don’t tell myself the truth (i.e. I must have the correct diagnoses). I’m going to work on this!

I realize that you folks are very smart (i.e. well, all except for one of you—ha ha).  The introduction of Ecclesiastes says—From the perspective of his own understanding, the Teacher takes measure of man, examining his capabilities.  He discovers that human wisdom, even that of a godly person, has limits. ItchieBitchie says—erv, you must be talking about others, surely not about me; you probably haven’t had the opportunity to be around me enough!  erv, you are just over reacting again!  Well, maybe I am and maybe I’m not.  Psychology says—Most folks (i.e. maybe none you of course) think they know more than proven statistics!  Ouchy ouchy!  Even when reliable results can be produced time and time again from many proven experiments (i.e. proven facts), many folks think they are still right.   Do you know any folks like that?  That is what I thought!  CrazyMarvin says—Ya gotta remember erv, a lot of stuff is easier said than done; the mind is really something; totally not understandable!  MissPerfect says—I can’t even understand myself besides understanding anyone else.  Such is life.

MiltonGibberish says--Positive psychology suggests the pursuit of both hedonic wellbeing (pleasure) and eudaimonic wellbeing (engagement and meaning) provides pure and lasting happiness. The danger comes in pursuing one without the other. "It’s not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."- Charles Spurgeon  ~  Actor Jim Carrey said, “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of, so that they can see that it’s not the answer.”

This was in my pickleball buddy’s psychology text book that he wrote soooo it must be right

GeorgeTheCrook says--It’s time to admit that over the course of a year, our cable provider successfully lulled me to sleep and pillaged our bank account. I have to give credit where credit is due, they won the battle. I think GeorgeTheCrook, you are over reacting a little.  No no, I just got toooo big for my britches and got exposed in the end!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean says—Life without love is like a day without light.

P. S.  LuckieEddie says--Returning your purchases can return your happiness!