The reason I have been interested in reading about gas lighting is because years ago at work, I had a guy try and practice his gas lighting talents on me.

I did not have a name for this guy's "condition" until I recently stumbled into the gas lighting topic online. There he was. There he is today.

I shut his noise down.

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With all that shifting one word comes to mind "EARTHQUAKE " lololol kotc

Leo

JUL 23 - AUG 22










You are just as impatient as the other fire signs, but your fixed nature can turn a frustrating situation in your favor now. Once you set your mind to accomplishing a goal, you are relentless in your pursuit until you reach your destination. Although you may run into one stop sign after another today, youre not likely to become discouraged. Youre a pro at taking it all in stride because you understand that setbacks are not permanent; they are merely resting points on your way to success. Persistence is your ally when times are tough.

My daily horoscope.....I LOVE the part about my seeing "setbacks are NOT permanent, they are merely resting points on the way to success"....YES! I do see things this way...:)

Also about once I set my mind on something I am relentless in my pursuit! Stubborn, much? lol

We've been looking at real estate down near Asheville...i know it's where my soul belongs and my honey is willing to make the move...but I'm trying to finish school first...

But....

A house that we particularly love just had a significant price reduction... I say I can always finish my degree there...my honey is sensible and says we need to plan and prepare. But this house...it calls to me. As do the mountains. I miss them....we shall see

Or that all Daddies like that sort of thing. :eyebrow:

becoming
 

all "becoming" is an illusion, because it is an escape from who you are;
and the word 'illusion' comes from the Latin, il- + ludere, to play falsely, to play with things that aren't real
:byebye:

that in one week, i’ll be waking up in paradise with the butch of my dreams

:love1::theisland:

I like to color but as someone who is always drawing, that's no surprise :) Okay and I really do love glitter eyeshadow... :blush:

Taxes :blink: :doh:

i feel a little alone "_" i'll want to bring down all my walls but ^^ hn whatever nothing just the blues

Well that is what makes you, you. :waitinggirl:

A coworker who is being bullied by a manager.

On my mind:

I've been at my job for almost 9 years and there is another round of shit going down today with mergers and realignments. That translates to layoffs and frazzled nerves for my team.
I'm doing what I can to calm people's concerns but hell, *I* don't even know where this is all going to go.
I've been thinking of getting out of the tech industry for a while and maybe teaching or developing my consulting business into more of a full-time thing. We shall see.

I don't know why people launch into political tirades at me.
Maybe it's because my demeanor is gentle and understanding, and people think I will tacitly accept their bullshit...

This woman has been ranting to me about how no one deserves anything and how "someone who doesn't even speak English at McDonald's shouldn't be making the same as someone making a Mercedes." She's upset about minimum wage being raised to $15 here in California. I pointed out that even $15 is a barely livable wage. She said she doesn't care if someone can live on that or not. That not everyone has a right to food and shelter.

Not everyone has a right to basic necessities?!

I don't feel like arguing, but I feel like that meme going around that says I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

Interacting with people like this woman really puts a damper on my mood. Moreover, when people talk like this I get really offended because I understand that the struggles of working class folks, people of color, and the LGBT community are all intrinsically linked and I know that my existence is intimately tied to these supposed "ingrates" she's bashing. These systems of oppression are necessarily intertwined.

Overall, I wish we as a society had more empathy.

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this woman doesn't seem she has all her faculties, obviously compassion is missing ~ sorry u had to deal and comprehend her words.:sushi: here lunch lol