for those about to flame.....

uncloned · August 16, 2009, 16:46:15

Some people around here have been touchy lately and I ask them to consider the following:

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An interesting exercise, and one well worth a few moments of reflection, would be to consider the exact meaning of the phrase "to take offense".

These words describe an act of willingly taking into ourselves a hurt we feel somebody intended to inflict on us. We take offense. We don't have to take it. We are free to refuse to be hurt by a spiteful remark or malicious action.

So the whole matter really rests with us. The choice of accepting or rejecting an offense is ours alone.

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One Day at a Time in Alanon - August 27th page.

no - I wasn't a drunk - but I was married to a prescription drug addict.

Don't let the source dilute the message.

g · August 16, 2009, 17:38:14

Hey, what's that supposed to mean? You think I'm touchy? You think it's MY fauly I get aggrevated by something completely silly and irrelevant in the greater scheme of things? Well you're right, but we all have our buttons...

Sam_Zen · August 16, 2009, 20:43:41

QuoteHey, what's that supposed to mean? You think I'm touchy?

LOL..

Anyway, buttons suggest somebody else is pushing them.
But the sensitivity setting is one owns responsability.

But I appreciate your effort, Clones, to calm things down.

Louigi Verona · August 17, 2009, 04:44:08

It's good advice. Not always easy to follow and may take a lifetime to master.

Harbinger · August 22, 2009, 03:55:00

Quote from: "uncloned"Some people around here have been touchy lately and I ask them to consider the following:
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Oh c'mon you don't have to pussyfoot around! We ALL know who the 'touchy' here is! And i for one take GREAT offense!!

residentgrey · August 24, 2009, 03:05:44

If you are going to flame, flame with this!

psishock · August 24, 2009, 05:00:11

hmmm, is that lil fire sumtin? If you want flame, use this:

:lol:

uncloned · August 26, 2009, 01:39:13

Psy, indeed if one is going to flame you might as well do it efficiently!

Sam_Zen · August 26, 2009, 02:29:14

I feel thoroughly offended, because my ancestors worshipped holy mushrooms..