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A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/6/2010 7:46:31 PM

zenny

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Metaphorically of course.. Something I'd like to think I knew on a subconscious level for a while that just came to the fore(head).

If you don't let something happen then it never will.

This came about after two recent conversations. In one I was told I was uninteresting. The other almost didn't happen because I didn't think there would be much to talk about.. I'm glad I took the chance.

So all ya'll out there.. when/if did you realize this? I'm sure some of you ole folks out there can lay down some more insight.. or jump the tracks from post 1.. either is fine

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/6/2010 8:13:20 PM

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Honestly, I'm really confused about what you are talking about.

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/6/2010 8:17:10 PM

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Insight on what? What are you asking?

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/6/2010 8:25:24 PM

zenny

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Well damn.. Hmm..

If you don't let a conversation happen then it won't
If you don't let a person know something is wrong then it won't get fixed
If you don't let yourself submit then no one will see the post

I hope that helped.

Marie2 - I was hoping to spark some conversation whether through stories, general agreement, or disagreement with my statement... Whether others had come to the same conscious conclusion before.. That sort of thing.

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/6/2010 8:25:33 PM

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I understand this completley because I am going through this now and I realized what I was doing a while ago and am just getting help now to get over whatever it is that is making me hold back and build up walls to the very thing that I want so badly.

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/6/2010 9:27:21 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: zenny

Well damn.. Hmm..

If you don't let a conversation happen then it won't
If you don't let a person know something is wrong then it won't get fixed
If you don't let yourself submit then no one will see the post

I hope that helped.

Marie2 - I was hoping to spark some conversation whether through stories, general agreement, or disagreement with my statement... Whether others had come to the same conscious conclusion before.. That sort of thing.

Well, personally, my feelers are pretty accurate. If I don't let something happen, it's because I don't want it to happen. Or because I don't want it to happen with a particular person.

If i do want something to happen, and yet am holding back, that's usually a sign that my inner voice is trying to tell me something.

I would like to offer some insight into your particular issue here, but it's all still too vague for me to really get a grip on where you're coming from exactly.

I hope you get some good responses from those who have a better understanding of what you are saying.

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/7/2010 6:01:58 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: zenny

If you don't let something happen then it never will.

You see what you want to see and you hear what you want to hear. That won't change until you're ready for it to happen.

Sometimes this way of thinking holds a person back...they get caught up in the internal chatter and believe it and what other people say (the OP's example of being told they were uninteresting). Other times, it's a way to protect a person from something either they aren't able to handle or not willing to address...a defense mechinism of sorts.

Both can serve a positive purpose but they can also serve to hold you from the change that's needed to go forward in life.
Life is full of "ah-ha" moments...I had one I shared with a friend as I was driving home last night from work.

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RE: A brick just hit me in the face.. - 7/8/2010 3:31:13 PM

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Marie2 - Good points and I agree that it's often best to err on the side of instinct on things that may have a real effect. I was more speaking about little things like conversations, a new book or movie, a new food, whatever. Sure they can lead into big stuff but that's another and different decision to make.

BonesFromAsh - Also good points although I think I see it less as moving forward in life and more as living life. Also, while not being ready could play a part I also thought of it as being ready but still holding back or otherwise not moving.

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