Sunday, August 24, 2008
...to make me something I ain't.
There's a lady who misreads me. Virtually all the time. I keep telling her that she misreads me. But she still insists on coming back time after time to read me. So that she can misread. I think that's her pleasure in life. To get things wrong. To misread. In other words, to make me something I ain't. --Jim Broede
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By the way, she goes by the name Maebee.
I'm always amazed (and amused) by the same people who come back time and time again to read my broodings only to tell me they don't like me -- and to hurl insults. Insults I don't even bother to publish any more. So, one would think they'd just stay away and find better ways to spend their time.
Jim---It is nice to see you taking control of your own blog.
You have not shared the comments...so...I can't begin to guess their identity. All that I can say is...Maybe the poster is Maebee...Maybe it is someone else.
One thing for certain is that perhaps the nicest thing that you can say about them is: They are a slow learner.
Somehow, I knew this would end up here, as soon as I responded in the forum. You must be getting tired of no responses, to mention me. I do not misread you, Jim. The words are there. YOU connected a poor woman's breakdown, with your entertainment .
I am simply the only one who dares to ask. As you know, we have to be more guarded with our responses "there".
I have always been genuine, forthright, and upfront.
FYI, some people "blog surf", and respond to them. I have. Sometimes even negatively! All "published". The people who "know" you, are not going to continue to waste time writing responses they know won't be "published". They write elsewhere, where there is freedom. Besides, your blog is copied to the forum anyway.
You got a response from me. That is the only reason you "published" my forum name. Sort of a "calling-out" wouldn't you say? Otherwise, it wouldn't have been an afterthought.
I thank skaricheri for the attention, also.
Her comments seem always inevitable, when I am here. I think she has a soft spot for me.
Conside this Mr Broede, just for a moment.
Mistaken certainties are things you are sure are true but which, in fact, are not. They are generally based on wishful thinking which distorts reality and leads to self-deception. We want things to be, as we would like them to be rather than as they are. We look at the world through rose-colored glasses, which permits our wish for the ideal to blind us to what is real. You can only change the world to the extent that you can change yourself. And you can only change yourself to the degree that you become aware of your mistaken certainties. Most of your troubles arise from expectations, which have not become realities. And most of your disappointments from what you think you "should," or "ought" to do, or be, according to your present level of awareness. This is known as resisting reality, or fighting the Universe. Emerson said, "We are what we think about all day long." Everything that is happening to you right now in your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual world is the result of what is going on in your mind. You accept, relate or reject everything in your mental/physical environment based on your present level of awareness.
Your present level of awareness is determined by your education, environment, family life, childhood experiences, successes, failures and religious beliefs. You should not assume that what you now hold as truth is, in fact, really the Truth. Instead, you should proceed with the idea that you are presently hypnotized by false beliefs, concepts and values that are keeping you from being totally healthy and self-confident. We are primarily the result of what we have been told and taught; what we have been sold and bought. The average person never comes near reaching his or her unlimited potential because they are living under the false assumption that they already know the truth. They believe what their parents have told them, what their teachers have taught them, what they have read, and what their religion preaches without actually proving anything for themselves.
Dear Anonymous:
Sounds rather abstract to me. All I know is that I'm in love. With somebody. And with life. That's all I need to know. No need for abstract explanations. --Jim
There you go...name-calling again, instead of really addressing anything. You ARE working hard at it. I guess it makes it "right", to call me names, as long as you pretend to call yourself a fool, also. Whatever floats your boat.
Whatever...
I can't respond freely, anyway, so why bother?
Sounds to me, Maebee, that we both have been responding freely today. You've been allowed to say what you want. No censoring. And the same goes for me. No censoring. Please, continue to speak freely. --Jim
Maebee---Aw...Don’t flatter your self. You’ve been on my Alz. Assoc. forum ignore list for such a long time that I can’t remember the last thing of yours that I bothered to read.
Unlike you and many old timers...I caught on to the fact that the sheriffs of Dodge City were growing intolerant of lawless behavior...made some adjustments...as well as...stopped posting on throw-away threads. Thanks to those changes...I have received no citations for lawless behavior...and...don’t feel the need to be as careful as you.
Since I suspect that you have been talking about the time you spent as a caregiver longer than I have been one...When (and if) I do bother to take you off of my ignore list... It would not bother my conscience in the least...if I turned out to be your soft spot... (“Achilles heel”).
Awww, right back to ya, cherie. I knew you'd be back, since I responded. Perhaps the last think you read was my response to that "nice" email you sent, asking me a favor? Or, were you in disguise????
I have never used the ignore feature. See, contrary to you, I think everyone MAY have something to offer at some point. When I have the time to read, I read as much as I can, WHOEVER wrote it. I do not place myself above others there, as far as that. I do not judge a thread by its title.
Dodge City????Sheriffs???Lawless behavior??? Which Western are you stuck in, dear??? Careful, you may take the Clown Crown from me! The only major adjustment was to not allow copying of forum posts to blogs. Hmmmm....Wonder what happened to the guidelines we had to "sign" after they redid the forum????
BTW, the so-called "citations" come about when there is a complaint, i.e.,when someone "runs to teacher". We all know no one monitors, unless there is a complaint. The carefulness comes in because of the favoritism toward those few who run and complain if certain members posted anything remotely critical, or disagreeable to those favored few.
Your digs about my caregiving do not bother me. It simply shows you. Again, I do not place myself above other caregivers.
Perhaps Jim will post this, perhaps not. Either way, I'm sure you will see it.
'nough said.
The original entry here claims(for the umpteenth time) that I misread Jim.
"I watched the activity at the airport. A bit saddened by it all. But entertained, too. One lady even went berserk. Had a nervous breakdown. "
Seems pretty clear to me.
That you could compare people stuck inside an airplane for hours-then the airport for maybe days- to you being "stuck" inside the airport(7 hours), then "stuck" inside a courtesy motel room...."a horror story"???
It is so tactical to claim you are misread. You just need to tweak it a bit more, to make it believable.
Yes, Maebee, I did say I was saddened by it all. Not saddened by some of it. But all. I also was entertained by some things. Watching the people act in so many, many different ways. Some rather heroically. Others rather like fools and clowns, much like you, Maebee. You are good for laughs. Because sometimes, you are funny without even knowing it. You are naturally born funny. A natural born fool. A natural born clown. I give you credit for being yourself. And you seem to be proud of it. No shame. I think that's nice. In that sense, you are one of my heroines. You aren't afraid to be a fool and a clown. Some people would be ashamed. But not you. You have brought some degree of dignity and humor to being a clown and a fool. --Jim
I hope, dear Maebee, that you won't claim to have been misread. --Jim
My point in all that, was that you connected your entertainment to the woman's nervous breakdown. That's why I asked on the forum. If anyone ever asked me about something I have said or written, I wouldn't hesitate to clarify, if that is what they ask. I certainly don't make fun of them, or call them names.
Wow, you certainly are obsessed with this clown thing.
And the "fool" thing. Perhaps I should send you a pic, in full dress. BTW, historically, fools were very favored by royalty.
I AM proud to be me. Yep, nothing to be ashamed about, which is different than having no shame.
To tell you the truth, Maebee, I find life pretty entertaining, generally speaking. I'm in love with life. And I find love very entertaining, very pleasing, very pleasurable. Yes, there are sad thing in life. Such as some people becoming ill and having nervous breakdowns. I don't find pleasure or entertainment in that. But the night that the aircraft had mechanical problems, I tried to make the best of the situation, and ended up finding some entertainment in the whole episode. Beats fretting about it. Anyway, let it be known that I find you, dear Maebee, both entertaining and sad. You appear to be sick, but you can go in for therapy and maybe even a cure. Which makes your situation less sad. --Jim
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