My friend Karen Commins always gets my brain cells working with her blog posts. Her post How to lose friends and irritate people is a perfect example. While my experiences haven’t paralleled Karen’s exactly, I do see the dynamic of “keeping you the same” playing out in interesting ways. Thank you, Karen. And if you’ll take some time to read the whole thing, I think you’ll say “thank you” to Karen as well.
Bob, thanks so much for today’s Karen Commins link:
http://www.blog.avoiceabovethecrowd.com/2007/05/i_was_talking_with_a.html
from ….https://bobsouer.com/blog/.
Here is my response:
Karen –
Excellent, excellent insight! I have experienced what you are talking about. When I offer ideas in
general for friends to enhance their lives, or share how voiceovers using my portable studio
allows me to travel and still work … my expecation of their response is something like: “Oh,
WOWI It really is possible to live my dream, too. I’m going to break out of the box like Charlie!”
…. but I rarely see this kind of reaction.
The frustration is that I would love for these people to read your article so they could see this
blind spot in themselves … but they never will, just like Erica will never listen to your demo
and you probably don’t even have to use a fake name for Erica in your post … she will never read
it.
I’m like you, Karen. I LOVE to see people fulfill their dreams. I started a mens group a few years
ago discussing Christian principles for getting in touch with one’s life passion … trying to
discover what God created us to become. Could there be anything more important? …. but the class
fell kind of flat …. I need to work on my approach, I guess. But I discovered it is hard to
inspire people for some reason.
I’ve not been a fan of American Idol until our son got us to start wtching this season. I am
thrilled for Jordin Sparks as I have watched her from her first audition all the way to becoming
tthis year’s American Idol. It’s fascinating to watch because IDOL shows and accelerated pathway
to fulfilling one’s dream … but it’s a telescoped view of life for us all …. keep getting up
on the stage of life until you get it right. Ignore the competition … do your best … move
onward and upward! …just don’t expect all your friends and family to be giddy about your success.
Charlie
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Charlie,
Thanks for your very thoughtful comments. I’m grateful to be one of those whom you’ve encouraged through the years, even though I know I’ve been one of those who has frustrated you some of the time.
You’re a great friend, a superb talent, and I’m deeply grateful to know you.
Be well,
Bob