There are situations-- lots of them!-- in which people feel that what they're supposed to do is be critical and fix one. Oh, bliss.
And in the United States, there are very few situations in which people feel that they're supposed to say pleasant things.
It sounds as if you're mired in an office where everyone feels they're supposed to fix you, and perhaps as if it's become a team sport. :(
I decided when I was twelve that any time I happened to think of something nice to say to someone, I'd say it.
Ordination is also a procedure in which people feel that they're supposed to fix me. Oddly, they tend to think I should be Just Like Them. It's not that I'm unwilling to alter-- but I'm 44 and have been fixing myself for about 40 years, and I no longer believe absolutely everything I'm told.
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There are situations-- lots of them!-- in which people feel that what they're supposed to do is be critical and fix one. Oh, bliss.
And in the United States, there are very few situations in which people feel that they're supposed to say pleasant things.
It sounds as if you're mired in an office where everyone feels they're supposed to fix you, and perhaps as if it's become a team sport. :(
I decided when I was twelve that any time I happened to think of something nice to say to someone, I'd say it.
Ordination is also a procedure in which people feel that they're supposed to fix me. Oddly, they tend to think I should be Just Like Them. It's not that I'm unwilling to alter-- but I'm 44 and have been fixing myself for about 40 years, and I no longer believe absolutely everything I'm told.
May your days soon contain more validation.