Posts by Maria Johnson90

Standing behind the craftsman 🙂

Carl Rivera43 said:It’s been pretty much a pattern lately... things feel quite backward. Over the last few years, I’ve been hurt by quite a few people, and most of them were women—usually occurring right when I was hoping to turn a casual acquaintance into something more meaningful, though sometimes they just ended up hurting me on a purely friendly level.

Carl Rivera43, you know what they say... the lesson keeps repeating until you finally learn it.

If you're struggling to grasp the lesson, maybe find someone who can help guide you.
But you have to actually be open to that help and willing to grow, rather than staying closed off and acting like you're the smartest person in the room.

It’s rare, if ever, that we are completely blameless while everyone else is out to get us.
More often than not, we’re making mistakes ourselves, whether we realize it or not.

Playing the victim isn't going to get you very far in life.

A few years back, I started losing my faith in God quite intensely; occasionally that faith returns, but the heart still knows how to suffer deeply at times.

Everyone needs a friend and some support in this life.
Do you have anyone like that?

Carl Rivera43 said:
So, what exactly defines a "moderate psychopath"?

Are we talking about someone who occasionally entertains dark thoughts, or maybe someone who can't help but feel a tiny bit of satisfaction when they hear that some high school bully finally hit rock bottom?

You’re being way too hard on yourself.

That isn't psychopathy at all. Most decent people want to see predators and bad actors get exactly what's coming to them.

As long as you aren't out there trying to play judge, jury, and executioner yourself, you're fine.

But hey, feel free to enjoy it a little when some creep or loser gets 🙂

Personally, I’d be pretty happy if, besides getting a reality check, they were permanently sidelined so they could never hurt anyone ever again.

PS. What's your deal? 🍿