Being part of society..
There are some really interesting points in this forum. Katie, I share in your feeling like an "outcast". I believe for me it stemmed from being so unpopular in school. I was not attractive by any means and being the sixth child of immigrants to the US, I didn't have the cutsey clothes and of course my parents didn't speak English, so yea~ I was an outcast. As I grew older, alcohol gave me the liquid courage I needed to talk to people, especially in the night club setting! Suddenly, I got popular ~ the problem is that I never really put enough effort into the firendships I was able to make and today, I really do not have any friends. Well friends that I can call to go to a movie, or dinner, or anything like that. I have my sister and family, but somehow its not the same.
I also can relate to what you said about carrying around anger and grudges. I have that too and I am also working on a way to release that anger and truly forgive so that I can forgive myself.
Sometimes I think it would be nice to share phone numbers and form some telephone friendships, I don't know if that is part of the MWO etiquette, but I kind of like the idea of having someone to talk too even if it is just for a quick inspirational minute or to help someone get past the craving moment... just a thought! =0)
DB
There are some really interesting points in this forum. Katie, I share in your feeling like an "outcast". I believe for me it stemmed from being so unpopular in school. I was not attractive by any means and being the sixth child of immigrants to the US, I didn't have the cutsey clothes and of course my parents didn't speak English, so yea~ I was an outcast. As I grew older, alcohol gave me the liquid courage I needed to talk to people, especially in the night club setting! Suddenly, I got popular ~ the problem is that I never really put enough effort into the firendships I was able to make and today, I really do not have any friends. Well friends that I can call to go to a movie, or dinner, or anything like that. I have my sister and family, but somehow its not the same.
I also can relate to what you said about carrying around anger and grudges. I have that too and I am also working on a way to release that anger and truly forgive so that I can forgive myself.
Sometimes I think it would be nice to share phone numbers and form some telephone friendships, I don't know if that is part of the MWO etiquette, but I kind of like the idea of having someone to talk too even if it is just for a quick inspirational minute or to help someone get past the craving moment... just a thought! =0)
DB
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