#14 “You see? That is just like you, Harry. You say things like that, and you make it impossible for me to hate you.” Sally Albright -When Harry Met Sally 1989
Is it just like you to say what you mean all the time? Are your words actually your intention? Its a double standard to want and receive competitive emotions, especially when those emotions are undiagnosed. Are we competing for the emotions of another? Do we want to win at that game, or are we setting ourselves up to fail?
I don't know how many times I've questioned the way words come off my tongue.
It is inevitable that at some point your words are your worst competition? How much value do we put on people and their words? I remember always giving people the benefit of a doubt when I was younger. But, as I age, I find that its hard to trust people. Its difficult to find credibility when someone always has their own hidden intentions.
Why can't we be honest with ourselves, why can't we just tell people what we really want to tell them?
Sometimes I think to myself... am I the most "out there" person. Do I possess traits that allow others to take me for face value? If I didn't compete with myself to be real and honest, then why would anyone else treat me the same. Can you recall a time in your life where your words meant different intentions? Have you mislead someone to believe you can be trusted? Its hard to put yourself out there when you feel you have always been most true.
Do we compete with words?
What do words mean to you? Are they trustworthy? I challenge a competition of words. I know that if I say one word, many can take it different ways. So do we need to go more in detail with the words we speak? Or shall we just assume the person is listening with your thinking? Does the person with the last word win? Does the person who doesn't understand the word lose? I hate losing.. but it seems like the competitive emotion of words is up to the receiver. And that.. well that is something I can't control.
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