Other People

A  L  O  H  A !

" The secret

 of many a success 

in the world

 resides
in insight

 into the moods 

of others
and  tact

 in dealing with

 them. "

J. G. Holland

  “ The well bred

 contradict 

other people.

 The wise 

contradict 

themselves. ”

 Oscar Wilde

" Somebody Else's Problem 

 (also known as SEP)

 is a condition where

 individuals/populations 

 choose to decentralize themselves 

from an issue

 that may be in critical need

 of recognition. "

 Wikipedia

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 “ Knowing your own

 darkness

 is the best method

 for dealing with 

the darknesses of  

other people. ” 

 Carl Gustav Jung

" The more we deny 

that we have a dark side,

 the more power

 it has 

over us. "

Sheryl Lee

 “  Most people

 are other people. 

Their thoughts 

are someone else's

 opinions,

 their lives 

a mimicry,

 their passions

 a quotation.  ”

 Oscar Wilde 

“ Without deep reflection

 one knows

 from daily life 

that one exists

 for other people .” 

Albert Einstein 

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Something good

 happened to me;

I got depressed.

It made me realize:

"Hey! 

This is how I used to feel

ALL the time."

Now I don't -

but HOW did I 

live with that?!

How did I ever 

LIVE

like that?

Now,

 for the most part,

I'm grateful 

& enjoying.

Hell

used to be

Other People.

Now I feel

that as long as there

are Others Like

You Folks

in my life,

that Heaven

will always be

reachable.

Hearing

hateful, limited, false,

damaging words

disturbs my equilibrium.

And there are 

PLENTY today.

So how do I CARE,

but remain unruffled

by the darker

aspects of humanity?

How can I respond

to falsehood

without losing

my light

to anger?

As we mature

sometimes we feel

like we've seen it all

before.

How do we share

something other than

frustration,

disappointment,

disillusionment

with others

(especially younger people)

? 

One thing I've learned

is that the next

comment,

the next blog post,

that I read

can ignite magic!

Often,

just knowing

that friends care

changes the 

world.

Thanks for being

a force for good

in our circle,

and in my

life!

         Warmly, cloudia