Grow A Thicker Skin

“You’re very direct, aren’t you? someone observed about me recently. I wasn’t sure if their’s was a legitimate question, or, criticism masked as inquiry. I mean it’s not the kind of question that, on its face, is categorically flattering, like, for example, “You’re very pretty, aren’t you? Or even better, “You’re so smart, eh?”  Nonetheless, … Continue reading Grow A Thicker Skin

Demanding Decorum

I hate noise. Extraneous human noise. And have been known to silence people who make too much of it. Upon reflection of the practice I decided to ask friends if they thought I was too demanding. I then thought better of it and decided to reserve their comments for the really big issues like – … Continue reading Demanding Decorum