Saturday, September 19, 2009
I'm trying to get it right.
Sometimes I feel superior. Because I feel alive and human. It's a darn good feeling. I'm able to say what's on my mind. Gives me a sense of being free. Unshackled. At least for the moment. I also have moments when I feel stupid and inferior. Maybe that's why I ultimately feel superior. Because I acknowledge that I can be wrong more often than right. But at least I know I'm trying to get it right. --Jim Broede
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I was wondering if you could share when you have admitted you were wrong. Could you please share this information with your blogger's reading this blog
One example. I admitted I was wrong when I printed some asinine comments by idiots. I'll come up with more examples later. But that's a good start, isn't it? -- Jim
Narcissistic personality disorder symptoms may include:
■Believing that you're better than others (check)
■Fantasizing about power, success and attractiveness (check)
■Exaggerating your achievements or talents (check)
■Expecting constant praise and admiration (check)
■Believing that you're special(check)
■Failing to recognize other people's emotions and feelings (check)
■Expecting others to go along with your ideas and plans (check)
■Taking advantage of others
■Expressing disdain for those you feel are inferior (check)
■Being jealous of others
■Believing that others are jealous of you (check)
■Trouble keeping healthy relationships (check)
■Setting unrealistic goals (check)
■Being easily hurt and rejected (check)
■Appearing as tough-minded or unemotional (check)
Being narcissistic doesn't necessarily have to be a disorder, dear Jack. I like certain of the traits. They can be used in positive ways. I do believe I am better than some people at certain things. Just depends. I can stand on my hands, for instance. And some people can't. That makes me better at hand-standing. Fantasizing also helps me be a creative writer. I can create characters that dream of power, success and attractiveness. And I think exaggerating one's talents can be humorous. Downright funny. That would make me a better stand-up comedian. I like praise and admiration, as do most people. But I can live without it, too. And I certainly believe I'm special. Shouldn't everyone? Oh, I recognize other people's emotions and feelings. Especially when they're racists. Turns me off a little bit. I expect some people to go along with my ideas and plans. And some of 'em do. Because they are friends, and I'm persuasive. I do take advantage of other people. But not in a negative sense. Rather in a positive way. I try to learn from them. For instance, I have mentors and teachers. And I use them well. And yes, I do express some at least mild disdain for bad hombres. Such as racists. I'm not aware of being jealous of others. But I do wish at times that I had the talents of some very talented people. Especially baseball players. I would have loved to be a professional baseball player. And hey, I do know several women who are jealous of me because I have a loving relationship, and they don't. As for healthy relationships, I have a few. A handful. That's all I need. I prefer quality over quantity. All I need is one active intimate relationship. That can keep me going for a long, long time. I'm not easily hurt. Because I know how to take life in stride. And yes, I do appear tough-minded and relatively unemotional at times. But I can go in the other direction, too. And be kind, considerate and quite emotional, especially in loving ways. I guess all this makes me somewhat narcissistic. Which is a good thing. --Jim Broede
I don't think you are too bright, Jack. Certainly not bright enough to enter Obama's mind. --Jim
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