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PROMPT January 11th Do you tend to be skeptical or trusting when meeting new people? Is your first impression of someone generally accurate, or does their true character surprise you? I've always considered myself a good judge of character. I can usually tell who's feeding me a line and who isn't. And for some reason I seem to know who's suffering and who isn't. My pain receptors pick up on the things that hurt. Things like emotion and grief and ignorance and stupidity and uncertainty. For some reason I can feel that in a person. And it has a strange effect on me. If I'm not careful the hurt they're feeling can rub off on me and change my mood and outlook on life in an instant. I have to watch out for this because I prefer to be happy and loving life rather than sogging my way through the day. Of course, who wouldn't want to be happy rather than sad? I think just about everybody. There are people, though, who want to wallow in sadness, grief, and despair. I'd like to think that they need some help reconciling and resolving whatever it is that they're dealing with. So it's those people that I try to understand better. It's those people who get my attention. And my patience. Why they hurt I don't know. If they want to share then definitely I'll stop my day and listen. And if I can help? Then absolutely! Because one kind gesture can make the difference. Of course I'm not perfect. I've had my own days where I'd rather wallow in sadness, grief, and despair. Sometimes there was someone who offered me a kind gesture. And sometimes there wasn't. So I know how it feels to be on both sides. My hope is that I can provide that kind gesture more times than not. So I guess the answer is YES, I trust people. And I trust my own intuition to help me with that. |
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