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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (85439)	8/15/2000 12:14:15 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

X..... >>Forgiving yourself for antisocial behavior is merely more antisocial behavior. You are (to use a psychobabble phrase which you may understand) giving yourself permission to be antisocial. You are marked by behavior very distant from the norm here- AND most of us would consider you someone we would NOT want to socialize with- hence I do believe you ARE antisocial. Now, you have made me feel a great solidarity with JBE and Steve Rogers and quite a few others, who seem to find you equally antisocial. So in that sense you have added to my level of social comfort here, and increased the general sociability. But YOU are still antisocial, even if your presence causes greater sociability in your detractors. YOU may not think you are antisocial- but if you think about it, if you read the posts here, I think even you will see how deviant from the norm you are- and since society and social conduct is defined by the norm I think that even you must concede that you are not the norm. Now you may not see how you are "anti" the norm, but where ever you provoke a large section of a group I think that can be inferred. I am frequently antisocial myself- but I KNOW that I am antisocial. Something I do not think you realize. And WHY on earth would I bother to forgive myself for it?>> X: I am different and fully appreciate and embrace this fact. What you and others say or think is your comfort. That you chose to place an X on a white sheet of paper is the right and power you and others have. I just don't buy it or believe it. Things are changing. The world is becoming a more connected, social, risk oriented place. That's what "transformation" is all about. If "antisocial" equates to "differences" then I plead guilty. But this doesn't stop me from sharing my "differences" with others. In fact I am more encouraged then ever to accept and embrace the differences within me and within others. You have energy and ideas. Great!! How you share them is all that really matters. Are you adding to the energy in the world or are you taking/using the trust and energy in the world from people like me and others who you don't feel comfortable with. Didn't someone, somewhere say that risk is all about breaking through our comfort zones? Why withdraw your trust and give up your energy over something outside of yourself? This is what separates us from each other. Peace. .