Never Learns

[psychobrig]

You would think that, at thirty-eight years of age, I would have sense enough not to trust too much, too soon. Apparently I have yet to learn this lesson.

Poll To Believe or Not To Believe...That Is The Question

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[adventurine]

I am a lifelong cynic...
The "Glass Half-Empty" poster grrl...
Life...my attitude towards life...has made me this way...
I'm thinking that this can make for some negative vibes, so...
I'm tryin to change...
Find a balance...
Tis not an easy thing...

[adventurine]

p.s. just noticed the new layout...looooove it! ;o)

[psychobrig]

Thank you...I'm glad you like the new layout. :)

Attitude is everything, isn't it? Finding that balance is a hard thing to do.
Trust says "innocent until proven guilty".
Cynicism says "guilty until proven innocent".
I think the balance looks more like "time and experience will tell whether you're guilty or innocent".

Maybe one of these days I'll get it right. :)

[jp7]

I am an expert at being cynical. You miss out on a lot and you never know what you missed. It is a rather lonely way to live.

[psychobrig]

I can imagine it is a rather lonely way to live. I hope that one day I'll find the right balance between the two extremes. I hope you do too.

A glass - its contents - and whether they are 50% air?

[metalwheaties]

Yes, obviously, it can be painful when you trust someone and they fail you. All that...

But without the opportunity to fly with eagles, you nail your feet to the ground and never see the sky except from the bottom.

I find that rather frequently my wings work. When they don't I eventually (i.e., when I finish mending my broken bones from the fall) have to wrestle over this question again.

But I always come to the same conclusion.
And it's always right - half the time.

Re: A glass - its contents - and whether they are 50% air?

[psychobrig]

"But without the opportunity to fly with eagles, you nail your feet to the ground and never see the sky except from the bottom."

You said it well. As much as it hurts sometimes, I prefer to trust rather than doubt. I need to show a LITTLE more restraint though. Taking everyone at face value isn't wise. I'm not saying I'm gullible. Not at all. But sometimes I let people in too far, too fast. Not a good idea.