Posted by floatingbridge on May 22, 2011, at 11:41:34
In reply to Re: wild things » Dinah, posted by Solstice on May 22, 2011, at 8:47:52
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> > My therapist says that I have a different way of thinking than most people. I think that's just his way of saying I'm odd. I started thinking about really being a skunk, you see.
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> Dinah..
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> You DO have a different way of
thinking than most people... but you seem to perceive that as a negative? ('odd')? What you do that is different from 'most' is that you DO think! And you have a remarkable capacity for what I think of as seeing through a prism. You see everything at once. All sides.. all aspects. The difficult part of having that capacity is that it can make it tough to
choose... so our feet freeze in place. I think you are way smarter than most. So although you are most certainly in a very small percentage of the population at large, 'odd' is a totally wrong way to
characterize you and your thinking. I
certainly feel honored to 'know' you in a
cyber kind of way ;-)
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> SolsticeDinah once walked me through being
called 'odd'. I have never thought of Dinah as 'odd'-- it would never occur to
me.What is it about that word that sticks and stings like a dart? Once someone refers to someone as 'odd', well, if they knew what those three letters set off in some folks, they'd most likely have refrained.
You, Solstice, appear to me to be a very good reader and writer. And loyal friend.
* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
c-ptsd & attendant health concerns
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