It's been an interesting seven days and far too long since I have made a blog entry. For any of you out there that actually read. I've gone and finished my spring anthology entry and sent it out to be polished. The beta feedback I have received has been nice and I can't wait to see what everyone else thinks of it. I'm also getting ready to start wrapping up Living in Surreality. There should only be about four more chapters left to go even though I have tried to push it to at least 25, but why delay the inevitable? I'm kind of stuck beyond LiS as what to write. I have the final Shot of Bourbon to get out of the way and possibly another story with the characters from that. That is about it on the writing side of things.

ACK, just four more chapters? What will we do for our LiS fix!?!?!?

Whatever you do next, I have no doubts whatsoever that it will be excellent.

And here's a random question, has anyone ever been in a conversation that left them feeling inadequate in the end?

 

I'm not talking about some back and forth with a boss or counselor or other 'Authority Figure' but just an everyday chat where in the end you just felt like you didn't measure up to your peers. I have recently and it's been bugging me ever since. Not a constant debilitating nag, just a whisper, tickling the edge of my consciousness. I'm sure it will fade out sooner or later and I'll move on like I always do, just can't help feeling like shit while its there. ya know?

Yes, and it sucks. I also have seen people try to do that (make someone else feel lesser) intentionally, and I don't like that at all.

The best thing to do IMHO is try and figure out if the person is trying to do that. In some cases, they are trying, but it is due to a feeling of inferiority on their own part. Others are just egotistical.

If you are feeling this way regarding several people, then ask why. I used to feel that way around rich people, until I looked at many of their lives: Sure, they had money, but they were usually not happy, so why the heck should I feel inferior to that?

What matters most, in my opinion, is how do YOU feel about YOU. Comparing yourself to others is not productive, because you often only see their good points, not their bad, their strengths rather than their weaknesses.

Don't let it get to you, or they win.

CJ