Re: Meeting People

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From: Steve Alexander
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:00

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In article <44a8j1$oau@newsbf02.news.aol.com> cheezits@aol.com (Cheezits) writes:

>For me, the hardest part of all is finding someone who inspires me. If I
>could do that, I would have all the incentive I need to get past the other
>hurdles. It's especially hard when I still have feelings for someone else.

Just wanted to interject a thought about "someone who inspires me" phrase 
above. I hear this sort of sentiment from time to time. E.g. "someone hurt 
(emotionally) me", "someone insulted me", "someone made me upset". 

It seems to me that these are all examples of avoiding responsibility for 
one's own ability in the area of feelings. I think that the only person who 
can make me happy is me. The only one who can upset me is me. The only person 
who can inspire me is me. 

I have no control over the actions of others, but I have 100% control over how 
I react to them.

- Steve

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From: alex@cts.com (Steve Alexander)
Subject: Re: Meeting People
Date: 1995/09/27
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