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Good post

 

Very funny Abiyah. I personally identify with the last bit. Have I ever mentioned that most of my best friends started out in an adversarial role with me? I'm not kidding. That is if they can stick with it and get past the "getting to know you" phase.

Laurenda

 

There was a time when co-worker and I had a great deal of tension between us. We were on a training exercise that was physical anyways and all the tension came to a head. After a few choice words and a little light contact, we were called in to see our supervisor. He opened the floor for explanations. I started, he interrupted, we yelled a little and then both cracked a smile. I don't know what happened, but the tension seemed to be over.

Our supervisor made us work together for a week or so. It was the beginning of a mutual understanding and a great friendship.

 

This is so true. If we look deep enough, we will always find that everyone has a broken heart over someONE or someTHING in their lives.

Let's not forget, a lot of times, it is God who sends people into our lives to be like sandpaper and round off our rough edges.


Sue

 

This is so true. A bad point I see in myself lately is my no longer taking the time to get to know people enough. I learned long ago that I could learn to love anyone once I got to know them because if you take the time to do that you understand them and understanding usually takes away any offense you may feel with someone else's behavior, or at least gives you bunches more tolerance.
I think I actually take less liking to people who agree with me on everything because often you find out later they didn't really agree all the way, they were just being nice and I have more respect for honesty than for dishonesty, even if it's in the name of "peace".
Unless you're talking about my weight or my looks. In that case lie all you want, I'll even encourage it. LOL
Gina

 

I , like Gina, have more respect for people who have their own minds and don't try to agree just to be polite. Sycophants irritate me. (well, that was brutally honest wasn't it?) I would rather someone either genuinely agree, or genuinely disagree than be false.

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Good post Abiyah.

 

My supervisor at work and I are the best of friends. We think alike in many ways. However, there are somethings in the realm of the church and worship where we disagree. We have had heated debates at work on various subjects that pertain to the Christian life. One co-worker made the comment that she thought we were best friends. I said we are. She said that she would never disagree with her best friend like that. I asked her why. She said that she would not want to offend her or lose her as a friend. I'd rather have someone shoot straight from the hip.

 

Yea, I can deal with anything as long as I can count on it being the truth.

 

I have found that people on the internet message boards dislike me while people who know me in person REALLY like me. I have lots of friends.... I think I must not portray my true personality when I type???

Hmmmmmm..... BUT I have several online friends and hubby's who have come to stay with us and we've become even closer! Mary Ann from India, Dr. Rohit Johsis (Sunny) from India, Edna and Marvin from Alabama, Becky and Michael from California, Syd and Sue from Delaware....

Diane

 

Diane... I can't speak for anyone else here, but I like you a lot. But I can understand your feeling this way, I feel this way too.

I personally think that in person, people can see the softness of our eyes, our gentle demeanor and our light hearted way of speaking to others...sure, we probably say much the same things as we say here...but people have less opportunity to guess what we mean by it in person.

Laurenda

 

I agree with all ya'll

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