'People like me because...'

[Oeditpus Rex]

I respect them.




Your turn.

[Heidi]

1. Third try.

The people who like me (and that's not everyone) do so because I try to treat others with love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity.

(Edited because I'm :arealdork:)

[NMMNG]

11. Are you Buddhist by chance?

[Heidi]

13. Yep.

:loveya: Buffy!

[NMMNG]

18. I thought as much

Your post spoke volumes.

[hfojvt]

44. "love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity."

wouldn't those be considered Christian virtues as well. Perhaps not by descendents of Puritans. I just read about blue laws in early Connecticut, which some of my ancestors helped to found. They followed those Biblical laws, like the death penalty for adultery or being an unruly kid. :scared: Maybe Fransiscans would be better examples.

[Heidi]

49. Yes, but Buddhism doesn't require

me to believe that anyone died for my sins or renounce any other belief system in order to be a practicing Buddhist. In fact, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet advises people _not_ to convert to Buddhism, but to take the parts of it that enrich them and make them better people and use those parts to make them better Christians, Jews, Muslims or whatever. It's sort of a "big tent" philosophy. :)

[hfojvt]

66. I would say, neither does Christianity, properly understood

but I am not sure how St. Francis felt about that.
The belief that someone died for the sins of everyone is essential for many who are unable to forgive themselves or others it was not a key to what Jesus taught in the golden rule, the two commandments, Matthew 25: 31, and so on. I wish John 15: 12 ("My command is this. Love one another as I have loved you") was as well known as the unfortunate John 3: 16.

[Heidi]

67. .

I was raised Baptist, and later was confirmed as an Episcopalian. I think the Nicene Creed, which we recited every Sunday in the Episcopal church I attended, is pretty clear on what we were to believe as confirmed Episcopalians.

http://www.creeds.net/ancient/nicene.htm

(Edited to remove sentence that might be easily misunderstood.)

[NMMNG]

69. Indeed

I have yet to encounter any form of Christianity that does not tell people that they have to renounce all other belief systems. "Put no other Gods before me" etc, etc.

[hfojvt]

75. unfortunately those come from Paul and Martin Luther

(although the Nicene Creed predates Luther of course). I am just saying that if you go back to the founder, he certainly never taught the Nicene creed or the Apostles Creed, which I probably still know by heart. I find both of those to be empty, much like reciting something like "I believe that Pierre is the capitol of South Dakota, and that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 and written by Thomas Jefferson..." Even if true, how much does it change the way the believer lives?
It is quite possible to be a Christian and still believe that the churches have gone astray in many ways. In the same way that Jesus, although he was a devout Jew, believed that Judaism had gone astray.

[Heidi]

77. I understand what you're saying,

and I don't disrespect Christianity at all. Many Christian beliefs still are a large part of my life, but not at the exclusion of other beliefs. :)

[SeattleGirl]

14. And you definitely do, Heidi

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[Heidi]

17. There you are!

:hug: :loveya: :*SMOOCH:*

[SeattleGirl]

45. Smoochies to you too, gf!

:* :* :* :hug: :loveya:

[hfojvt]

2. "I tell them to"

Or is that why they call me 'bones'?

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. You guyyyyyyys!

C'mon. I'm being series. x(

Say somethin' positive about yer bad selves.

[MissHoneychurch]

4. because I am a nice person

and seem so innocent ....


I dunno .... ask the other people why they like me :shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. The point is

for you to say it. Acknowledge your good qualities. Celebrate 'em!




Okay, now I'm goin' to bed. :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. I am not good ad advertising myself

my actions speak for my words I would say.

[hfojvt]

16. will good qualities make me popular or well liked?

My favorite palindrome suggests the opposite - "deliver no evil, live on reviled"

That's why people do not like me. I will honestly say what I think instead of being agreeable. I am trying to follow the golden rule though, as I would prefer people be honest with me, although not to the point that they feel the need to inform me about all my qualities they dislike. Hopefully, I disagree without malice or any other kind of lice.

[Heidi]

20. I like you.

But you knew that. :hug:

[hfojvt]

32. I need to be reminded

at least three times a week. :bounce:

That's another reason people don't like me. I am so needy, like a mangy old dog trying to follow them home.

[Heidi]

34. Bookmark this thread,

and look at it at least two more times this week. :hug:

(And please stop bouncing. When DU slows down, or my connection slows down, :bouncyguy: looks like a green Stretch Armstrong. :rofl:)

[hfojvt]

56. but that is old news

I cannot be sure that between your post and my birthday that you did not read this post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4921559&mesg_id=4921684
and decide that you do not like me any more :cry:
especially when there are no presents under my birthday tree :cry:
will you still like me or will you then strike me, when I'm 44?

[Heidi]

59. I still like you.

When's your birthday? (You can tell me by PM if you'd like.)

:hug:

[Heidi]

7. That's why _I_ like you.

You're a good person. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

9. aww shucks

:blush:


Thanks Heidi :hug:


We need need need to find a date to have a lil meet up with you, CMW and billy and tj ....

[SeattleGirl]

15. You ARE a nice person, MissHoneychurch

and kind, caring, and genuinely compassionate. :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

33. Thanks SG

:hug:

I say the same about you :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

39. Thank you!

:hug: :loveya:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. It's easier than hating me.

[MissHoneychurch]

10. Who hates you???

and I would say you are pretty easy to like :hug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. Sorry, more miscommunication on my part.

As far as I know, nobody hates me, except for my boss... ignorant people... and God. ;)

[SeattleGirl]

22. I don't think God hates you either

You're too good a person!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

28. He hates me because I don't believe in him.

At least until ten seconds before I know I'm going to die. :D

[Heidi]

37. I have this theory that

if there _is_ a god, he/she doesn't micromanage, and he/she isn't a bully who hates or punishes us for expressing doubt. :D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

48. I hope you're right.

:)

[hfojvt]

29. Hobbes: Do you believe in God?

Calvin: Well, somebody's out to get me.

Charlie Brown: The world is full of hate.
Schroeder: You really think that's true, Charlie Brown?
CB: I know it's true.
CD: The whole world hates me.


As far as I go. I do not like Starbucks, and I do not like anarchy. Is the combination better than the sum of its parts? :evilgrin:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

30. It's a contradiction in terms.

So they cancel each other out. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

35. If God really exists (what I doubt myself)

then I would think he/she has no reason to hate you. I think he/she understands why we doubt him/her these days


:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

19. Who could hate you, SA?

Certainly not me! :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

25. Aww, thanks!

:hug:

I think I'm a generally likeable person, though my shyness can be interpreted as being standoff-ish. Also, I tend to joke around a lot, which tends to upset uptight pricks.

[SeattleGirl]

54. I hear you on that!

People sometimes think I'm a snob, because I can be shy in "real life" situations. But nothing can be further from the truth.

And I have offended plenty of uptight pricks in my life. But hey, fuck 'em if they can't take a joke! :evilgrin:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

58. I was almost fired for my sense of humor.

I posted about it awhile ago, but a few innocent joking comments to my supervisor caused her to go apeshit and tell the boss. That snowballed into a slew of meetings with the boss until she got fired for different reasons.

Unfortunately, I wasn't there the day she was let go, but she had a stick so far up her butt that she must have struck oil.

:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

60. That has happened to me too.

Don't lose your sense of humor, SA. Even if some people don't "get it", it's an invaluable trait to have.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

65. Believe me, I won't lose it.

It's the only thing that gets me through the day sometimes.

I'm going to keep my sense of humor, and I'm not gonna dumb it down for some bonehead mass audience!*

*"Seinfeld" reference :D

[SeattleGirl]

68. Right on!

Some folk in GD have been jumping on my case the last couple of days because I dared to LAUGH at some fundy action. I NEED to laugh, damnit! We all do, or we'd be doomed.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

71. You went into GD?

:patriot:

[SeattleGirl]

72. Ha!

It is my duty to do so. Too bad I don't get combat pay though! :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

74. After all...

You go to GD with the Loungers you have, not the Loungers you want. ;)

[ForrestGump]

63. Me, too...

My nature is introvert but I have that performance-type thing in which a switch can be flicked and I'm Captain Fantastic when I get on a stage, behind a podium, or anywhere people are gathered and I've got a job to do as part of that group's focus...



...except for the gay part, I mean.

Lots of performers are like that in the dichotomy between onstage and offstage. Lots of us in other walks of life, too.

I've become good with people over the past 15 years -- even though big groups and crowds will probably never feel right to me -- and the people who take my innate asocial tendencies as arrogance...well, I know I'm better than them and I don't deign to engage them. :D

[SeattleGirl]

12. People like me because....

I listen to them, and I genuinely care about people.

[MissHoneychurch]

38. Yes you do

:hug:

and because you have a naughty streak that makes you even more loveable

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

42. Hehehehe!

As do you! :evilgrin:

[Heidi]

43. Plus, you're spankolicious.

:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

47. Why, thank you ma'am!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :evilgrin:

[ForrestGump]

23. 1) I pay them to

2) I'm Elvis
3) I'm swave and deboner
4) I'm honest (except on DU)
5) I'm polite (except on DU)
6) I'm charismatic
7) I look good in a wetsuit
8) I communicate well (except on DU)
9) I'm self-effacing (except on DU)
10) I'm funny (except on DU)
11) Mine goes to eleven



(some of these may not be true...I'll leave it to you to decide which)

[SeattleGirl]

24. Um, isn't that SUEDE and deboner?

:P

[Heidi]

41. Someone should trademark that name.

"Suede and DeBoner: Fashion Consultants to the Stars."

[SeattleGirl]

52. I'll do it, since I've been saying it for years

But I promise I'll share the royalties with all my lounge loves!

[ForrestGump]

51. Black velvet,

if you please...

:P


You suede-o-intellectual!

[SeattleGirl]

57. Black velvet! My favorite liquor

AND my favorite fabric! :evilgrin:

Sing it for me, Forrest!

[ForrestGump]

70. My favorite casual wear!!!

Sing it? "Black Velvet"? :-)

Best I can do right now is my version of this one, recorded for the movie It Happened At The World's Fair that was shot on location in Seattle in 1962, at the Fair. Viva Seattle! Viva SeattleGirl!

http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1D77Y1BWEATI81DLKM22LUYHDW

:D

[SeattleGirl]

73. Oh. My. Goodness.

:loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

26. Just because I'm always me.

[SeattleGirl]

27. And who you are is fabulous, Joani Baby!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

31. Ya gotta love me like I am or not at all.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

36. You got that right, sweetie!

:*

[In_The_Wind]

46. .

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Which is the best way to be

and that is why I love ya

And that is why I am so happy to be your friend.

:woohoo:

[In_The_Wind]

50. I don't play games with the hearts and emotions of others.

Too bad everyone isn't like that.

I'm so happy we've gotten to know each other. :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

55. Exactly

and that is why we get along so well. We know exactly what the other ones is like.

Yes, I am so happy myself. Can you believe that we know each other over a year now?

[In_The_Wind]

76. We've been friends by cyber space for a long time.

We didn't have too many miscommunication to work out. ;) Building a relationship when you're thousands of miles apart can be tricky but well worth the effort. I think it may be more like 14 months :P but who's counting.

[MissHoneychurch]

78. Time sure flies by with you

and being your friend is worth everything :pals:

[In_The_Wind]

79. My other long friendship has lasted for 34 years.

You can count on me to be around for a while. :) :pals:

[MissHoneychurch]

80. You can be sure of that

:bounce:

[tjwmason]

53. They don't

Apart from those who don't really know me. :P

[Heidi]

62. Sorry, but you don't get off that easily.

I like you because you've given me absolutely no reason to dislike you. So, there. :P

[SnohoDem]

92. Well, I don't like you.

You stole my answer, you cheeky bastard!

[bertha katzenengel]

61. i make 'em laugh

that is all

next?

[Heidi]

64. Also, you're Petey's mama.

I'm relatively certain that being Ginger's mama is about 100 points on the likeability scale. :rofl:

How ya doin', gf? Gettin' ready to start that loathesome commute? :loveya: :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

81. oh, honey... that commute...

sigh. I guess I can start referring people to my journal. :loveya: :pals:

[Redstone]

82. As I pointed out in the "people skills" thread, I never tell the

useless bastards how much I fucking hate them. I mind my language, too.

That's pretty respectful, isn't it?

Redstone

[elshiva]

83. Cos I'm nice.

LEMON CURRY???

[NMDemDist2]

84. I look great in a toga

[RevolutionaryActs]

85. Hell if I know.

:shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

89. A gal after my own heart...

You and me can sit over here together. I was just thinking the same thing. Damned if I know.

But I know why I like you; you were the first person to welcome me when I finally got up the noive to post.

That makes you a generous, welcoming soul and I haven't seen anything since that would make me think otherwise.

[RevolutionaryActs]

90. :-)

:hug:

[SofaKingLiberal]

86. They don't really know me.

:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

87. they think I'll put in a good word for them.

Ya know, with "You Know Who." :hi:

It couldn't be my witty rapartee, my subtle innuendo, or a willingness to snark at the drop of a hat, would it? :)

[RevCheesehead]

88. Oh, wait - maybe I got that wrong!

People like YOU because you're funnier than hell, and you're awfully cute, too. :blush: :loveya:

[no name no slogan]

91. because I am funny (but looks ain't everything)