FRIENDS

So I was trying to figure out which Friend I was most like. But I concluded that I have
characteristics from all six of them, not necessarily at the same time...

The weird, random, floopy thing that Phoebe has
The bossy, likes to have everything organised and under control thing that Monica has
The spoilt, hates it when things don't go her way thing that Rachel has
The bemused, not quite sure what's going on thing that Joey has
The superior, always has to be right thing that Ross has
The sarcastic sense of humour and feeling awkward in tense situations thing that Chandler has


So maybe I just have the worst attributes from each of them. I'm officially a bitch.
Or maybe that's just a characteristic that I don't share with any of them - very low self esteem..
Or is that another Chandler trait?

So maybe Chandler wins then. That's ok, I can be Chandler. :-)

Unknown "Mews" - 16 years, 10 months, 6 days ago

CHINESE PROVERB

If you love something, set it free.
If it comes back to you, it's yours.
If it doesn't, it never was.
We do not possess anything in this world, least of all other people.
We only imagine that we do.
Our friends, our lovers, our spouses, even our children are not ours;
they belong only to themselves.
Possessive and controlling friendships and relationships can be as harmful as neglect.

Unknown "Mews" - 16 years, 10 months, 13 days ago

LOVE

Love is patient, Love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking.
It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

Unknown "Mews" - 16 years, 10 months, 16 days ago

JUDGEMENT

I've learned that we all judge people by our own standards, and in order to increase our level of respect and trust of others, we must first improve the level of respect and trust we have of ourselves. Whatever area you have difficulty trusting others in, you will almost certainly find that you have difficulty trusting yourself in that area. For example, if you find it difficult to believe that a stranger is being honest with you, you will likely find that you yourself hold back when talking to strangers and are not usually entirely truthful with them - therefore you naturally assume that others do the same to you.

My personal example would be with regards to trusting a partner. I've always worried that if my partner were to have close friends of the opposite sex, that eventually it would lead somewhere inappropriate. I realise that this is simply because I don't personally have the self control to resist something going further if I was led in that direction, and not because there's actually any reason to believe that my partner would.

So in order to be more trusting of others, we must raise the standards in ourselves.
And also remember that sometimes we need to step back, because maybe our own standards aren't always the appropriate thing to judge by.

Unknown "Mews" - 16 years, 10 months, 18 days ago

THANK YOU!

Aw, people have thumbed my tale already and I don't know who! But thank you anyway! :-D

Unknown "Mews" - 16 years, 10 months, 19 days ago