01-29-2022, 06:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2022, 06:43 PM by EvolvingPhoenix.)
So... UH has yet to come out, but it will be coming out today or maybe early tomorrow. With that established I've decided to start my journal now, so people know what I'm working with. I have A LOT to heal. Every time I think I'm making progress, I just find more progress needs to be made, find more things in need of healing and every time I think I've made a lot of change, I come to find that I have changed far less than I wanted to believe.
I have a friend who I like to talk to, partially because they keep it real with me (usually only when asked though) and gives things to me straight, which I view as helpful in my quest to better myself. We both haver issues. She has antisocial tendencies (which she is working on) and I am working on my narcissistic tendencies. So I asked her to give it to me straight (acknowledging that I probably wasn't going to like what I hear) in regards to balancing feminine and masculine qualities within myself. This is what she had to say:
--
"No, you're a lot like [name redacted] in that you act like a poser
Your public image is so inauthentic and cringe it makes me want to vomit lol.
You are distrustful of the feminine, including in yourself.
Your energy hurts to look at.
This dumb fake aggressive behavior, and a certain facetiousness.
It's obvious you're compensating for insecurity.
You come off as subtly chauvinistic.
Ironically, while trying to portray yourself as the opposite.
This snide, all-knowing attitude, as if your opinions are facts and everything else is dumb.
It's a very defensive position."
--
"I don't even bother pointing these things out, because I see no real desire in you to change.
You always agree with me, then keep on doing the same old thing lol
So if you really want to change, first you have to get the energy from somewhere to enact the actual momentum of it.
It's like everyone telling me I need to relax more, and stop being such a high strung bitch, and I agree with them, even though I know I will not relax or stop worrying about anything lol
Or all the times people recommend music and movies, and I say "yeah, I'll check that out," knowing full well I won't.
agreeing with it means nothing at all
to actually change is a matter of force
It sounds counterintuitive, but it takes ruthlessness to forgive yourself, not compassion. It's like a membrane that must be broken through, for the greater good.
You have to love yourself enough to exert the necessary toughness and discipline the latent personality desperately needs.
Many do not have the strength to forgive themselves, but all that shame and guilt is just a disguise. An excuse to be their worst self and coddle their deficiencies. They'd rather be ineffective and miserable simply because it is easy, and delude themselves into thinking it's out of love.
It is the same way a child needs discipline and boundaries to flourish and develop a healthy self-image.
Ruthlessness never means being a dick, at least if you're impeccable. It means unwavering firmness and pragmatism.
--
As harsh as her words sound, she's fairly accurate in a lot of things she says here. Is there some self projection in her impressions? Yes. She is HARDLY impeccable. But she knows it. I don't need to get defensive and tell her. She still has a point. I looked back at all my snarky Facebook posts and thought back to past interactions and cringed.
There are means of building up personal energy which can help to create the momentum she speaks of, and I know what a number of them are. It shall be necessary if I want to truly change, which I do. I'm sick of being stuck in this same way of living, and being (as she points out) miserable. So I'm going to need to do these energetic disciplines.
EDIT: Shannon just accidentally erased his upload and whatnot, so we'll be waiting until Monday cause he needs a day off. With that established, this energy work shall be ALL THE MORE important, because I am basically stuck without the benefit of subliminals to help the process. At least until Monday.
This situation shall teach me a little something about industriousness and self reliance, at least. Can't expect the subliminals to do all the work for me. They're only an aid after all. The truth can sometimes be demoralizing, but only if one let's it. I asked for my friend's honest feedback because I knew I needed to hear it. The truth hurts sometimes. But that can change if we change ourselves. I remember her once saying "We live in the world we believe in. It doesn't get any less petty than we do" and she is very right. I look at all the stuff she said here and can see how people around me are similar and how I get fed up with all of it. But that shit won't change until I do. I need to go into hermit mode. Go within. Do energy work. Build the momentum to change. That's the only way I'll have a reality around me that will be different; changing the reality within myself. I can and WILL change, even if it hurts.
Hopefully, it won't be much longer until UH comes out though, because then it will make the process easier, I'm sure.
I hope Shannon gets the rest he needs! He's done a lot.
I have a friend who I like to talk to, partially because they keep it real with me (usually only when asked though) and gives things to me straight, which I view as helpful in my quest to better myself. We both haver issues. She has antisocial tendencies (which she is working on) and I am working on my narcissistic tendencies. So I asked her to give it to me straight (acknowledging that I probably wasn't going to like what I hear) in regards to balancing feminine and masculine qualities within myself. This is what she had to say:
--
"No, you're a lot like [name redacted] in that you act like a poser
Your public image is so inauthentic and cringe it makes me want to vomit lol.
You are distrustful of the feminine, including in yourself.
Your energy hurts to look at.
This dumb fake aggressive behavior, and a certain facetiousness.
It's obvious you're compensating for insecurity.
You come off as subtly chauvinistic.
Ironically, while trying to portray yourself as the opposite.
This snide, all-knowing attitude, as if your opinions are facts and everything else is dumb.
It's a very defensive position."
--
"I don't even bother pointing these things out, because I see no real desire in you to change.
You always agree with me, then keep on doing the same old thing lol
So if you really want to change, first you have to get the energy from somewhere to enact the actual momentum of it.
It's like everyone telling me I need to relax more, and stop being such a high strung bitch, and I agree with them, even though I know I will not relax or stop worrying about anything lol
Or all the times people recommend music and movies, and I say "yeah, I'll check that out," knowing full well I won't.
agreeing with it means nothing at all
to actually change is a matter of force
It sounds counterintuitive, but it takes ruthlessness to forgive yourself, not compassion. It's like a membrane that must be broken through, for the greater good.
You have to love yourself enough to exert the necessary toughness and discipline the latent personality desperately needs.
Many do not have the strength to forgive themselves, but all that shame and guilt is just a disguise. An excuse to be their worst self and coddle their deficiencies. They'd rather be ineffective and miserable simply because it is easy, and delude themselves into thinking it's out of love.
It is the same way a child needs discipline and boundaries to flourish and develop a healthy self-image.
Ruthlessness never means being a dick, at least if you're impeccable. It means unwavering firmness and pragmatism.
--
As harsh as her words sound, she's fairly accurate in a lot of things she says here. Is there some self projection in her impressions? Yes. She is HARDLY impeccable. But she knows it. I don't need to get defensive and tell her. She still has a point. I looked back at all my snarky Facebook posts and thought back to past interactions and cringed.
There are means of building up personal energy which can help to create the momentum she speaks of, and I know what a number of them are. It shall be necessary if I want to truly change, which I do. I'm sick of being stuck in this same way of living, and being (as she points out) miserable. So I'm going to need to do these energetic disciplines.
EDIT: Shannon just accidentally erased his upload and whatnot, so we'll be waiting until Monday cause he needs a day off. With that established, this energy work shall be ALL THE MORE important, because I am basically stuck without the benefit of subliminals to help the process. At least until Monday.
This situation shall teach me a little something about industriousness and self reliance, at least. Can't expect the subliminals to do all the work for me. They're only an aid after all. The truth can sometimes be demoralizing, but only if one let's it. I asked for my friend's honest feedback because I knew I needed to hear it. The truth hurts sometimes. But that can change if we change ourselves. I remember her once saying "We live in the world we believe in. It doesn't get any less petty than we do" and she is very right. I look at all the stuff she said here and can see how people around me are similar and how I get fed up with all of it. But that shit won't change until I do. I need to go into hermit mode. Go within. Do energy work. Build the momentum to change. That's the only way I'll have a reality around me that will be different; changing the reality within myself. I can and WILL change, even if it hurts.
Hopefully, it won't be much longer until UH comes out though, because then it will make the process easier, I'm sure.
I hope Shannon gets the rest he needs! He's done a lot.