Why do “people” need reassured? I don’t even know if I am asking the question right. Here is the scenario. Someone is proud of something. And for some reason they “NEED” reaffirmed that what they are proud of is legit.
I am guilty I think. Yesterday I embarked on an adventure. It included hiking over Jumbo Mountain and into town. Then I rode my bike and did some stuff in town. After that I abandon the bike and hiked the North Hills Trail System all the way back to Carriage Way. On top of Jumbo I snapped a twitter photo. Later in the adventure around hour 5 I snapped off another. Eventually I will post the GPS track as well. So here I am saying, “Look at me and what I did”. Why do I do that?
But in my mind, and by the way I write this for myself, I am good with that. What irritates me is when others ask you for affirmation that you have read or seen what it is that they are proud of. Or maybe they have jumped off the cliff with the other lemmings and what to bring you with them. Did you see so and so’s blah blah accomplishment?
So then do we all have micro jobs to every day go in and pat everyone on the back. Be it Facebook or Twitter. Scour the channels to say, “good job”. Or, “that is a beautiful puppy”. Or maybe, “that was a great decision”.
I think it is deeper. “I feel bad or uncomfortable about this event but I must back it. Because maybe I feel guilty if I don’t do like the OTHERS. And in doing so I must feel backed by everyone. So you should all do that same. So I don’t feel worse. So I don’t feel like a loser or out-of-place. Please. Like what I like. Like what I have done. Like the things I like. Back me on this.”
So did everyone see my twitter feed yesterday? Did everyone see that Beat finished the thousand mile Idida Sport?
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