The one thing I wish everyone knew about me is ..........
That I have been on a 50-year journey "In Search of God" and that, after bouncing from tradition to tradition, I have finally settled on the Gnostic ideas as ringing most truly. But I can't tell anyone except the folks at my current congregation because they would't accept the idea in a conducive way.
@BlackTurtleWoman25 oh that's sad 😢 I believe everyone should be free to to choose their own beliefs. Gives you a giant tiny hug 💗
@Tinywhisper11
Thank you! 💛
@BlackTurtleWoman25 Though we don't know each other, if you told me about it I certainly wouldn't criticize it. As far as religion goes, I can get pretty opinionated but I generally believe in "live & let live". If we were having this convo face-to-face, I'd probably ask you what made you settle on Gnosticism & why...almost certainly I would follow that with other questions about it.
Admittedly I've never been a Christian, let alone a hard-core one. So for me gnostic doctrines are not an issue.
I’m very good at pretending I’m ok and most people would never know that I’m not. I have an incredible game face thanks to years of unresolved trauma. Good thing I’m currently working really hard to get through it. One day at a time!
@JSCHADLER I hear you, it's a long journey. Gives you a giant tiny hug 💗 it's ok to let people know how much your struggling 💖
@Tinywhisper11
If you see me in real life (especially at work) I will be smiling & up beat, but under the mask I am really struggling to keep my head above water. I could be smiling and engaged but, it’s very possible I am having a hidden anxiety attack.
@TealPhotog
Been there, a lot. I think it's like when I took my preschoolers to the local ostrich farm-one of them asked the guy if ostriches bury their heads in the sand, he said, [haha] "No, they don't actually do that," Then he gave a good lesson: "But they are absolute EXPERTS at hiding illness or injury, it's inherant/instinctive to them, in the wild, if they can cover it up, the lions and hyena won't see them as vulnerable or weak." He added, "It makes it kinda hard on us as caretakers of the farm, tho, because sometimes we won't see that they have a need until they are very ill and then we have to work very hard to help them back to well-being." I think we, as human beings have a built-in mechanism that tells us to hide what may really be going on inside. It is good that here, on this site, we have a ginormous network of caring "friends" with whom we can be open and honest. 💛
That is deep! Thank you for sharing that!
So… I’m secretly an ostrich??? O.O
@jesusredeemedme2425
Naw, just a metaphor, something that ran through the tangles of my mind, that happens a lot the older I get, LOL!
@jesusredeemedme2425 your not a ostrich kiara💖 your body is made up of 80% water so basically.. We are all just cucumbers with anxiety😁😁😁😁😁😁
Yesssss!!!!
@TealPhotog sorry sweetie 🙁 that seems to ring true for so many of us here at cups. Gives you a giant tiny hug 💗 you don't have to hide here 💗 we are here for you 💗
@Tinywhisper1 I want to be able to scream like the metal vocalist Elizabeth andrews
@energeticCat5515 well you may not be able to do it exactly like her, but it's fun to try hey! 💖
@Tinywhisper11 I am a Floating Frog.
@TheFloatingFrog 👏👏 I'm glad you got that of your chest💖🌹🌹🌹🌹
"I'm Fine" is a cunning deception to hide that I'm permanently in pieces 🙃
@DyersEve awww sorry sweetie 🙁 gives you a giant tiny hug 💗 and some duct tape to help fix the broken pieces😁💖
@Tinywhisper11 Appreciated, though it might take more than just duct tape lol.
Someone used to call me "sweetie" once. Still somewhat melts my heart to hear it even if the memory stings a little.
@DyersEve hugs you tightly 💗 remember we are all here for you 💗
@Tinywhisper11 You're too kind ❤
@Tinywhisper11
I'm working on breaking habits I have that have been destroying my health.
@RenderedStill wishes you good luck 💗💗 stay strong, you got this 💖
I have social anxiety. I sometimes need people to come up to me and initiate conversations. I have no idea how to break into those little clumps of people that come together at parties. That’s why I’m always alone, or on my phone, or I disappear and go for a walk… I just don’t know how to do this socializing thing.
@jesusredeemedme2425 socialising isn't easy, but add in the anxiety and it's almost impossible🙁 I'm sorry sweetie. I'm not good at it either, so all I can suggest is next time your at a party just go up to people ask if they want to see a dead body and hope for the best😁💖😁
But what do you do if they say they do want to see a dead body? I don’t have one or know where one is except for in graveyards.
You just bring them a roasted chicken leg XD
@jesusredeemedme2425 😂😂😂
Oh okay. That clears things up.
@GreenLime3141 you walk away quickly, cause you know they are not good company😂😂
I relate to this. Sometimes I don’t even go to the parties because if I’m not going to talk to anyone, I figure I might as well be at home where I am comfortable.
@GreenLime3141 your not alone I've never been to a party💖
@Tinywhisper11
The very last thing I want to do is give up on someone.
@Spiritriver that's very sweet of you💖 but please know it's ok to let go when it becomes to much for you💖
@Tinywhisper11
The one thing I wish everyone knew about me is ..........
That I'm not really crazy. I went through some crazy experiences that helped shape my mind differently than most other people, but I'm not actually crazy (as much as I joke that I'm crazy)
Thanks for sharing this Prompt, Tiny! Still can't believe your confession of liking ice cream tho! 😆
@WriteToHeal42 wait really😮😮😮 your not crazy😮😮 but you do such a great job at it😂😂😂😂😂😂 I know your not crazy really💖 your as sweet as can be💖💖 I love you 💗
And yeah, I wasn't sure if anyone knew I liked ice cream😂😂😂😂😂😂
