travis' brain dump

first off, im not depressed, i’m just thinking outloud and sharing my thoughts here… lol

it’s funny how we, as individuals can be our toughest critic…  despite how many positive qualities others around us praise us over, some of us seem to find ways in those quiet moments to forget those positives and focus on the negatives… in some cases even think up faults with ourselves. i think at some point in time we’ve all battled with ourselves over things of this nature… 

what sparked this is that someone asked me within the last couple of days… ‘ do you see yourself the same way others do? ‘ and it made me think… it occured to me that how we perceive ourselves and how others perceive us are often not the same. some of us think to ourselves ‘ am i a really good person? ‘ and truly wonder if we are… sort of a self evaluation gone awry perhaps… i don’t know…

for example… some people say i’m funny and have a great sense of humor…. some people say that i’m a good listener and that i give good advice, however sometimes i feel as though i’m not that good at either… i however, the way others perceive me in these situations indicates that i am good with both situations and i seem to help or make them laugh. as I said earlier it’s odd how we’re often our toughest critic and it sometimes blinds us to some of our best qualities.

with all of that said, i think we as individuals might be a lot happier with our lives if we would just stop judging ourselves and continue to express ourselves without letting our self concious thoughts get in the way. so now i ask you… do you see yourself the same way others do?

i’m done rambling on…. 🙂

later