Path to Greatness - Journal

[Elusive]

Javier, tonight I felt the urge to go have a steak, so I went to Ruby Tuesdays and ordered a ribeye. The bar tendress had a short spikey hairstyle you usually only see on sporty women and lesbians, so I wasn't sure she was straight until she started flirting with me about the steak. Then the women next to me on my right started showing IOIs and stalking to me. The guy to my left began talking to me until he left... there were eight seats in a row free to my left, but the two women who showed up next sat down right next to me. The more attractive of the two (to me) also happened to be single. By the end of the night, they had become friends of mine, and I had both their phone numbers. They invited me to go to the movies with them. The bartendress got visibly jealous. Had the movie not been sold out, I'd have gone, even though the specific movie was of no real interest to me. Then they asked me to walk them out to their car.

They asked me what I was drinking. "Iced tea," I replied.
"Long island iced tea?" she asked, with a mischievous grin. I laughed.
"No, just iced tea. I don't drink alcohol."
"Why not?"
"Because I have just as much fun without it. There's no point."

And away we went. Nobody came down on me for being there alone. I had three women showing interest. I had a bartender getting pangs of envy that I was talking to the woman next to me. I made some new friends. And I have the door open for more than friends if I want that, and do the right things.

The point is... it's all in your head. I don't care what anyone thinks, so I am confident that they will appreciate me, and because I lead them in what to think with my attitude, they think what I lead them to. They enjoy talking to me, I enjoy talking to them, we have fun, no expectations, and everyone wins.

Relax, man. It's just talking.

That is very inspiring, Shannon.