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August 2009 
How would you describe your self-esteem?
Posted on Jul 29th, 2009
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shivermetimbers01
shivermetimbers01
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for July 23, 2009:
I think eccentric people have two choices: they can listen to people's ridicule and internalize it, really believing they are inferior, OR they can embrace their oddities and consider themselves superior. It's nearly impossible to respond any other way to a society that shuns you. Anyway, most of the time I fall into the latter category, but on occasion, I wonder what it must be like to fit in.
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Dear Shivermetimbers01,
First let me say hello with an RRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrr!
Then I would like to say that I also know the pain and isolation of being the annomally, the square-peg in a round hole, the Independent at the Republican Convention. I think the challenge is to perceive beyond concepts like “inferior” and “superior” because we all are what we are; we are all at various stages of emotional and spiritual growth all mixed together. It is an open and courageous spirit that can grow past the predefined, binary filters of how things should be. And as our sense and value of self grows, we can receive a compliment, or receive an insult, and BE the same. In the very act of being different, being who we are, our courge is showing!
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, I think it's human nature to categorize things for easier processing. We function best if there is a “normal” to which we can compare the “abnormal.” I agree that the dichotomy is detrimental to society, but I'm not sure it will ever go away. Despite what I wrote in response to the question, I am absolutely a tolerant person and try my best not to judge others simply because I know I have my own glaring flaws and quirks.
By the way, my name is Timber, but everyone thinks I'm a pirate enthusiast because of my screen name. *sigh*
Have a great week!