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Individuals who choose not to join in the effort become properly recognized as a threat to the happiness of all others.
Originally posted by Holly N.R.A.
People are mean because they hurt and are in pain and fear, that is true....but they will never change until they are ready to change because they understand themselves, no one can force them to and they will not change because someone outside themselves (shrink, preacher, or friend) asked them to change. Each of us must want to do it on our own.
Originally posted by unityemissions
Originally posted by Holly N.R.A.
People are mean because they hurt and are in pain and fear, that is true....but they will never change until they are ready to change because they understand themselves, no one can force them to and they will not change because someone outside themselves (shrink, preacher, or friend) asked them to change. Each of us must want to do it on our own.
Maybe in the world you live in this seems to be the case for most people whom you've spoken to about these kinds of things. If so, I feel sorry for you.
In my experience, people only change for their selves when they're extremely narcissistic. I tend to stay away from sick people like that.
Originally posted by Holly N.R.A.
Originally posted by unityemissions
Originally posted by Holly N.R.A.
People are mean because they hurt and are in pain and fear, that is true....but they will never change until they are ready to change because they understand themselves, no one can force them to and they will not change because someone outside themselves (shrink, preacher, or friend) asked them to change. Each of us must want to do it on our own.
Maybe in the world you live in this seems to be the case for most people whom you've spoken to about these kinds of things. If so, I feel sorry for you.
In my experience, people only change for their selves when they're extremely narcissistic. I tend to stay away from sick people like that.
Maybe, I need to try again...let me ask...do you love yourself? This is not a narcissistic comment. Do you love the person you are ? Because if one does not accept themselves for who and what they are, how could they feel real empathy and compassion for others?
There is nothing selfish or "sick" involved with a process such as this, from my POV...then again we all have the right to believe as we will.
Originally posted by unityemissions
Originally posted by Holly N.R.A.
Originally posted by unityemissions
Originally posted by Holly N.R.A.
People are mean because they hurt and are in pain and fear, that is true....but they will never change until they are ready to change because they understand themselves, no one can force them to and they will not change because someone outside themselves (shrink, preacher, or friend) asked them to change. Each of us must want to do it on our own.
Maybe in the world you live in this seems to be the case for most people whom you've spoken to about these kinds of things. If so, I feel sorry for you.
In my experience, people only change for their selves when they're extremely narcissistic. I tend to stay away from sick people like that.
Maybe, I need to try again...let me ask...do you love yourself? This is not a narcissistic comment. Do you love the person you are ? Because if one does not accept themselves for who and what they are, how could they feel real empathy and compassion for others?
There is nothing selfish or "sick" involved with a process such as this, from my POV...then again we all have the right to believe as we will.
Of course I love myself to an extent. People don't have a clue who or how they are for the most part. They are empathetic and compassionate to various degrees depending on a variety of circumstances. It's not nearly as black and white as you put it.
The way you wrote it sure came off as highly narcissistic to me.edit on 22-12-2010 by unityemissions because: (no reason given)