tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post361935742028979629..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Here Goes ... Dave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57887893674839870352016-01-04T23:07:03.541-05:002016-01-04T23:07:03.541-05:00I have fought hard all my life as a grownup agains...I have fought hard all my life as a grownup against the prejudices I picked up - mostly from not having any experience with many kinds of people.<br /><br />But I can't stop my automatic reactions - except that now I go into better reactions ALMOST instantly. It took a lot of work, and I persist for moral and ethical reasons, because it is the right thing to do.<br /><br />But it isn't easy. It just has to be done.<br /><br />Don't worry when your basic instinct is in the wrong direction; worry if you don't correct it.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-85817266068195563242016-01-03T16:27:43.131-05:002016-01-03T16:27:43.131-05:00I don't believe we are all Buddha or meant to ...I don't believe we are all Buddha or meant to be; we are human with our human frailties. We each have more potential than we will truly realize/actualize in this life, however I think when we bring our frailties into the light and share them with one another...it presents the opportunity and choice to learn, grow and simply become better human beings together.<br />Thank you for sharing! 💚szerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990477311329634091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-39466009099021701292016-01-02T14:50:48.732-05:002016-01-02T14:50:48.732-05:00Thank you for sharing this! I know so many people...Thank you for sharing this! I know so many people whose initial "presentation" appearance goes against them when people are assessing their abilities, so they are not given a chance to share all they really can do. After reading this, I will try hard to be aware of myself if/when I do the same thing...and I won't beat myself up so badly, because you were brave enough to admit that you did the same thing. Thanks Dave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-73735104657665151752016-01-02T13:16:12.032-05:002016-01-02T13:16:12.032-05:00This helps me a lot. This helps me a lot. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527926041729913404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-73855265099988747332016-01-02T11:57:23.338-05:002016-01-02T11:57:23.338-05:00Dear Dave: I admire your honesty and transparency....Dear Dave: I admire your honesty and transparency. And your resolutions. I think most people would never dig that deep about their own processes of assessment. Yet we all do just that. We assess our environment and the people in it automatically, often unconsciously. Most of us never examine that. You set us a good example Dave. Colleennoreply@blogger.com