Natisse said:

I will admit that in the past I had bad friends, and I dont know how I put up with them. They caused me alot of pain, but I expect we all go through stages in our lives where we learn great lessons from people and their behaviour, and I wont tolerate it now..

I put this on one of your threads the other day Nat

Love many
Trust few
Learn to paddle your own canoe

It works for me, I love and am friends with quite a lot of people but I'd say I trust maybe only half a dozen people and I like to think I am a pro canoeist

REDFEATHERS said:

hey you

Natisse said:

Hey hun

You feeling okay?

My feeling on this is that I can't see why anyone would want to hang around with people who aren't good for you. Of course, people do crawl into your social groups - or there are people from way back who you can't shake off - but, the older I get, the more I realise who the important people are. You may see them regularly or hardly ever but - if you're good enough friends and care/love about each other - that's all that matters. You know who your friends are.

As for caring about what other people think... obviously one should try to treat people with respect and how you would like to be treated. That goes without saying. But, at the end of the day, who cares what other people think? The people I love love me, and vice versa. I don't go to bed worrying about what other people - whom I don't even know - think. Do you think they go to bed worrying about me? No.

I hope everything's okay with you, Nat. You're a damn good person. You have nothing to worry about.

Take care.

Natsume said:

awww...

But I haven't always been the fabulous, sweet person you see before you. It's a long road to get to be this great of a person. ( ) And a little bit of self-doubt once in a while is good for you. Keeps you on your toes.

onenitealone said:

hey gorgeous you won't see this today (just got your text but don't have any credit ) I'm fine hon... a lot on my mind last few days thats all and lots to think about I think you're absolutely right too... agree totally

I miss you!!!

Love you lots sweetie

ellieadore said:

not as much as I love you gorgeous... 8 days till I get to give you a real hug!!

a 'gentle' hug

Before I forget we have got the castle on hold for the 4th of August time to go and buy a hat

ellieadore said:

lol you know why I said about the gentle bit ...and WOOOOO HOOOOO the 4th August

um..wait.....



















I think I have something on that day

PREDOMINANT said:

paddle my canoe..

PREDOMINANT said:

that's beautiful...and so true

I try to stay away from people who doesn't really care, and away from people who cares and I don't.

For a long time people were against all what I've done, so I keep myself from these now, and just follow what I think is good to me.

I have few friends that really love me, it's good to know they are around. But I'm not into people so much, except very close (my daughter and my partner).

I've done a very good job at having the former mostly around through my adult life. I don't have time for the ones who don't care about me and I can usually recognize them after a few meetings.

I htink an issue I have is that other people think I'm the latter and not the former...and it's not true...though I can come off like that. But it's most my short attention span and semi-flippant manner that makes it seem so. And oft times I don't have a lot of time to be super social and hang with all the beautiful people I know.

I don't know, I generally socialize with other art students so there never really is tellling what's gonna enter in their heads the next...

REDFEATHERS said:

Natisse said:

I wouldn't say it was beautiful, but it's very practical

Ive spent to many years believing the negative stuff what people say about me all i can say is that i try and treat people the way i want to be treated and if they dont then they it usually means they dont undertstand me or they have there own issues to deal with either way i know im a loyal friend if somone is the same to me.

Keep smiling natisse u r wonderful xx

It is not that I don't trust, it is just that I chose who I want in my life.

I like good, and bad... they are who keep me growing, learning..

zaara said:

you, my dear, are a sweetheart