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I have to tell you I had a very cruel start to the day... It sucked completely. However, I got through it... got to work and spent the day doing what I love. Advocating and giving people unconditional positive regard gives me pleasure and it is my passion. You see I give a lot of myself to my job everyday... but I also get a lot out of it as well. Of course there have been times I would say OMG I can't stand this... but there are far more times I say I can't get enough of it. I will tell you that I am also one of those people who seem to thrive on a fast pace, working with people who are difficult. It is a puzzle to me... to find out how they tick. What it would take for them to be respectful and nice. For some it's a little direction and for others it's a lot of boundaries. However, far more successful for me has been unconditional positive regard. People respond to this... No come on... Those of you who know me, will know that I am no Saint, and I am not that perfect but I really do like to find something in each person I meet. Something that tells me that no matter how they behave that there is a soul inside of that shell. Those of you who know me will also be aware of my strong committment and passion for the work that I do and the people for whom I work as well as my coworkers. I guess you could say that I am more fortunate in many ways than I actually realize... I have a family, work that I love, excellent coworkers and an amazing population of intellegent, sometimes eccentric people to direct my efforts. I have so many pleasures in my life, and my life is so full of passion (not that kind****head out of the gutter) However, it has not always been this way. My life has been a whirlwind of bad, sad and nasty situations. More Than one person can handle... There I times I really did not think that I could make it through... but I did, partially because of my upbringing, partially just because I am stubborn, partially because I have great friends and partially because I have so much passion in my life. Although, for me the road of my life has been infested with big, large, gapping pot holes I have made it though... Many times I really just felt like I was walking through my life in the dark, just searching for the light switch but through all that practice I have excellent night vision. Why continue, there were times that I would have paid anything for an out... but I didn't why.... hmmm I think that it was because the memories of the past, my family, my friends and my work have been my drive to move forward. These thing provide me so much pleasure that I just could never give up.
It is human nature to want to feel pleasure and to avoid pain...Sometimes people spend a life time avoiding pain. Is this a good thing? What are they really avoiding? How do they know what pleasure is if they never feel pain? Do we need both pleasure and pain in our lives and are both good for us?
Let's discuss:
Your views on pleasure and pain
Benefits of avoiding pain
Negatives of too much pleasure... is there such a thing...
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