tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post567287440571861227..comments2023-08-14T12:59:49.564-04:00Comments on It's Duck Soup: It's Fun to Be in the I-O-OH-P (Not): The Dictionary of Self-LoathingFrederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541101078258130096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post-82792968242732561172012-04-21T10:22:48.626-04:002012-04-21T10:22:48.626-04:00I might flip that game over: what are the negative...I might flip that game over: what are the negatives you tell about yourself, and what are the positives other folks tell you about yourself? You will find the latter to be quite along list, I believe. My own contributions would include: [A] A good, loyal, staunch friend and ally; [B] A talented and creative mind; [C] A warm, soft, and sentimental heart (which can be easily bruised); [D] A worldview that is intelligent, well-read, and well-watched (what IS the term for those who know their film & TV?); [E] A willingness to experiment/adventure that has been too long suppressed, but now has the opportunity to be revived. Those are just the ones off the top of my head; given more time, I'd add to the list, and others would add to what I'd add, as well. Play the game this way and I believe you'll see you're too hard on yourself (as are we all, I suspect, but brother, you're leading the race!). ... I've been right up against it these past two weeks (guess who has to be at work at 8AM Sunday?), but I'll be calling as soon as things start to settle down (sometime next week, I hope!). Remember Don McGregor's sign-offs (emphasis mine): "Be kind to each other, BE KIND TO YOURSELF -- and hang in there!"Cnwlhttp://www.libraryofamericancomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post-89401442834885143302012-04-18T18:32:47.373-04:002012-04-18T18:32:47.373-04:00Yes, they do know what they are doing. There's...Yes, they do know what they are doing. There's an expression in the recovery community that says, "Alcoholics are egomaniacs with low self-esteem." That used to really piss me off when I heard that, but it's pretty accurate. Our egos are the reason for our stubbornness in accepting what is. Our low self esteem often comes from the reasons we drank in the first place. "Big, loudmouthed junkie" has something nicer to say about you than you do. Sometimes the most unlikely people are there to tell us the way it is. Why not borrow his "positive" until you can find some yourself?kaelimcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898122052857014006noreply@blogger.com