Having Trouble with Everyone

[isthatso]

(partly influenced by other thread)

Sometimes I start complaining about someone else's behaviour and realise...'hang on...this person annoys me too ...oh and that one too..and yeah and that one too' ...then I think...'gee even the person I'm complaining to, can be annoying..but I haven't admitted it to them yet'.

'Grumpiness' in a word. Somedays everyone is appalling.

Yet there are days when even a person I hold in high contempt has some redeeming feature whcih makes me forget their negative trait. Maybe they made me laugh or did a good turn.

Just to add, I'm in a good mood today.

 

[Lefty Lonely]

Thats the even flow of life. Sometimes I forget an advantage of not having many contacts, a very small family,and being lonely is that kind of stuff is kept to a minimum, but when I do feel it, it's more extreme. I do look forward to seeing/being able to focus on a particular person's redeeming feature. Most of the time, it does make me forget about whatever it was I was grumpy about.

 

[painter's radio]

I sometimes think about how, when a "perfect" person lets you down, or hurts you in some way, it can be a lot more disappointing than a repeat offender. Most of us put people on pedestals and hold them to unrealistic expectations, based on their personas or previous actions. It works in reverse, too. Always a nice surprise when scum becomes less scummy.

 

[Lefty Lonely]

As much as I hate to meet (any more) scum, I would be rather taken aback if they became less scummy. Sounds like there would be hope for them.