swinging through ecuador

swinging through ecuador

Sunday, May 3, 2015

May 3rd thoughts

Some stimulating conversation on society, gender norms, and sexuality last night left me pondering some questions before I went to bed.

Why do I feel uncomfortable accepting compliments?
Why has society taught me that I should brush off compliments?
Why do I think it's a bad thing when people tell me what they have achieved?
Do I perceive that as bragging?
Why is it easier to receive a compliment on something I have, a shirt, for example, rather than what I am?
Why didn't I just write an example for something that I am?
What am I?
Why do I still feel uncomfortable writing something that I think I am?
Why, in, Spanish do you "have" things instead of being them? (years, feelings, etc.)
Because I am a native english speaker, have I grown up defining myself by qualities or characteristics that I am, instead of ones that I have?
So if you have a quality instead of being a quality, are qualities lose-able or gain-able?
What is a quality?
What is quality?
**currently having a flashback to reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance**
I think I feel another existential crisis coming on.

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