October 22, 2007

• Sensitivity

  I had a dream one night about my mother.  It was rather weird - as my
  dreams tend to be.  I was in an airport-like setting with a college
  friend (a politician), introducing him to my mother and the rest of my immediate
  family.  He talked with her like they were old friends and his words to me at the end of the interaction "She's so
  sensitive...watch out, she'll lash out at you so that you don't strike
  first." Aren't dreams about your mother really about you?

  "You're such a sensitive being."  That's what a BFF said.  Yes, I am.  Ever heard the phrase "Lash out or be lashed at"?  That's me.  My sarcasm and edge comes from the need to protect my internal feelings.  I learned it as a little kid.  The biggest bully is always the most sensitive person.  Not that I'm a bully or anything, but I'm known to not mince my words or hold my tongue.  Tact is the act of telling the truth without making an enemy........I'm mastering it. 

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