How many time and in how many ways is this good advice to everyone?

What exactly does that mean, anyway...taking yourself seriously?...

Well....the way I've seen this being good advice for myself and others is when a person is being perhaps a bit, um, paranoid about people talking about them or how they're perceived by others. It has often grounded myself and others to be "checked" on this way of thinking, and to be reminded that most people have better things to do than stand around talking about me all day, or intentionally making my life miserable.

In this way, it can be good to stop taking myself so seriously.

Byron said:

The first rule of MickG's posts is you do not ask questions...

FrancerulzV99 said:

What? You don't think I like questions?

Byron said:

What does it mean to you?

MickG said:

As a woman, I know what I want in a partner...

As a parent, I know what I expect from my child...

A a human being, I know what I wish of others...

If I don't take myself seriously, most of the time, why should anybody else?...Just asking.

Byron said:

able to laugh at yourself from time to time.

I think you do that Byron.

AnotherLoverToo said:

SHANNA said:

Well I've found that if you take your self too seriously, others will think your a joke.

How seriously I guess is the question should one take themselfs?

And maybe you shouldn't worry about how seriously others take you. Other take what they can get.

MickG said:

You are serious as a "heart attack", hummmm and that's a good statement how?

Would you like a heart attack?

MickG said:

The only thing to be taken seriously is the baht

MickG said:

It's an expression, Mick...To pay attention.

~I think you understand.

SHANNA said:

Oh sweety, I understand more then you know. For you see, subconsciously we choose our forms of expression that speaks volumes of what we truly are doing.

MickG said:

What are you doing??

SHANNA said:

something good.

MickG said:

How do you know??

SHANNA said:

I've been told.

MickG said:

I think taking oneself seriously can have an unnerving effect on others -- particularly those who don't think you should take yourself as seriously as you do.

When you operate in a way that demands more respect than others are used to giving, for example, you're suddenly "taking yourself too seriously" instead of merely forcing them to evaluate how they interact with others.

The phrase can be synonymous with "they have an attitude problem," "they aren't a team player," etc.

Maybe I'm taking this thread too seriously...

I'm offended. THis thread is being reported.

jerseykrs said:

YOU, sir, are reported!!!