i made it to south georgia. weirdly enough, this is the third time i've been down here in the past month. once to see jennifer, coming home from key west and now.
i guess i'll be doing some work here for about two weeks. for sake of privacy - among those i dislike here - i'll keep it under wraps. nevertheless, it should help pay my bills i have to pay before leaving on the ship.
i'll be making my rounds here although they'll be limited. leslee, jennifer, jamie... they're about all i have planned to see.
it's late so i'm gonna run.
OH! if you've tried to view my site or send me e-mail, don't despair. i'm not dead nor ignoring you. i just haven't paid the bill. i plan to do that soon so it'll be back up before you know it.
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After reading several of your blogs, I am utterly amazed at the total infatuation you have with yourself. The cruise ship sounds like loads of fun, but you really wouldn't need a job if you could package your inflated ego and sell it - you would certainly become an instant millionaire. (You must be an only child!!) And, BTW, it's "c'est la vie" and not "sa la vie." With all of your vast knowledge and writing ability, (complete with numerous local, national and international awards, blah, blah, blah), you should know that already.
Good luck down in the back woods of South Georgia. How could you possibly think that you won't fit in? After all, isn't that where you came from ????
you know, the ego thing sounds really good. as perfect as i am, i've never thought of that. perhaps you can help me out on the proper way in which to bottle my inflated ego or should i bag it?
i know how to spell, thank you. i say sa la vie... it's mine. always has been, always will be. i'm not in the spelling bee (although you can add my winning the bee to the list of awards you mentioned).
thanks for the "luck" although i'm not sure why i'd need it down here. you're right, i am from here, born in albany, georgia twenty-six years ago. i'd take offense but i could be from somewhere worse... say, alabama?
once again, i'm amazed that there is someone out there whose life means so little that they do nothing but critique mine. you are sad.
btw, i appreciate your infatuation with me and my journal. it helps make my infatuation with myself that much larger!
These are some interesting thoughts… probably not relevant:
Inflated or deflated ego causes us to need to validate ourselves. For some people, validation allows them to believe they are superior to others, but it is most likely because they feel inferior. Their ego’s reasoning: “If someone else is better than me, that means I am inferior! I will not tolerate being inferior. I am superior.” An inflated ego is an exaggerated positive evaluation of oneself, often based on a devaluation of others. It results in a kind of attachment to oneself and aversion to others.
To these people, the thought of inferiority is unbearable. In truth, however, someone will always be better than we are in some way. People who have a problem allowing others to be better, to know things they don’t know and to think of things before they do, perceive life as a continual problem. It takes tremendous personal growth to accept ourselves and others, “warts and all.”
If we could only put our egos aside and find value and validity in the things others are doing and appreciate their gifts to humanity.
One could ask: “Why do I need to do this? What is the benefit to me?”
If, upon introspection you acknowledge that it is an inflated ego, keep in mind what the Romans used to do when they went to battle: Each general took a slave with him into battle. When the general won a battle, the slave would whisper into his ear, “The enemy was just human. And YOU are not immortal.”
If one is willing to acknowledge a fear of inferiority, probe to find the cause of it. Where is it coming from? How did it get attached to you? Do you feel entitled to take advantage of others?
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