Crossing Sounds
Nancy and I began to talk about the General Synod meeting in Hartford , the numerous vacation conversations we had with friends and our excitement over dear friends yet to see. As we talked my mind was distracted by a couple having a loud conversation, causing me to wonder … How much do we really hear of what we say to one another … How much do we hear of what is being said … Do we actually hear what the other intends … what do we actually filter out … what is ignored … unconsciously or consciously … How much does it change what is being said? The question arose how often am I so intent on making my points … that I miss the connection, relationship, the intent for our time together … that I miss the purpose of re-creation … vacation … communication … The sound of “Stop!” … “Can’t you understand?” … “What do you mean?” “Do you actually mean that?” “What do you mean by love?”
I apologized to Nancy as I checked back in … Sitting next to me she had stopped talking, looking out at the approaching shore ahead … The Ferry’s sound system began broadcasting something … moments lost … can we ever get them back … connection, love, relationship?
One ship was leaving Port Jeff as we were arriving … a normal course creating space for one another. Friends greet us and life goes on … Tomorrow will be another day … if we live in a linear/time space continuum. Good Night Jim Bob.
The term narcissism means love of oneself, and refers to the set of character traits concerned with self-admiration, self-centeredness and self-regard. The name was chosen by Sigmund Freud, from the Greek myth of Narcissus, who was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.
While everyone is narcissistic to some degree, extreme narcissism can be highly dysfunctional, and is classified as a pathology called Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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