Someone I love had a really bad experience recently. Well, a more accurate description would be that she had a couple of bad experiences, and I have been thinking about her in the context of how she’s coping with them.
Why is it that we feel so compelled to label ourselves as failures? Why are we the first to stand up and defend our friends but the last to stand up to defend ourselves? Why is it that we seem so very willing to admit our shortcomings but so hesitant to celebrate (or, in most cases, even ADMIT) our talents?
We’re so much better than that, all of us….
A flippant response but there’s some truth:
Fear of looking like Peyton Manning.
I’m guessing you wrote this BEFORE Brady got picked off in the last seconds of the game……
Yeah, but the fact that he is an arrogant ass is consistent, win, lose, or star in lame commercials.
First, I find it funny how some people thing Peyton’s everything that’s GOOD about sports…funny, well spoken, nice, etc. Then others think the total opposite.
Anyway, I’m one of those people who do everything for everyone but nothing for myself. When crisis hits, you don’t know what to do or how to handle it. Hopefully, her friends can help her through.
Depending on your friends basic personality, how she is coping may be difficult to determine. I don’t think most people make the distinction between failing at something and being a failure.Nor do many see something not achieved as something learned.
i know this is off the topic, but i need to know where jrh gets his / her opinion that Peyton Manning is an arrogant ass. what has he said or done to give you that impression?