--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > I suspect that if he meditated regularly and cut > > > down his compulsive Internet posting time to 1/10 > > > to 1/20 of what it is currently, the other problems > > > he complains about would go away pretty quickly. > > > > Oh, and by the way, if you paid attention to what > > Lawson actually says about his problems, you'd have > > figured out that what he's dealing with is a kind > > of catch-22: the problems feed into and reinforce > > one another. He can't just decide to stop doing X > > and start doing Y and then actually stick to it. > > It's a lot more complicated than that. > > When it comes to self discovery, some people > make progress, and other make excuses.
So what's your excuse for not making any progress on your own behavioral problems? > Some people even make excuses for others. Some people have a capacity for empathy and compassion. Those who don't believe these qualities constitute "enabling." They think people should be able to simply change their behavior by an act of will, *even when they're incapable of doing so themselves*. > It seems to me that you are far more interested > in Lawson continuing to post here compulsively > than you are in him meditating regularly. You haven't a clue what I'm interested in, and you never have had. Lots of entertaining fantasies, though, that tell us a lot more about you than you might wish. > > You of all people should recognize changing one's > > behavior isn't just a matter of an act of will > > that anyone is capable of. See my previous post > > about your repeated and repeatedly broken vows to > > change your own behavior. > > > > Lawson's told us what his problems are. How about > > you matching his honesty and telling us about yours? > > Maybe we can "help" you like you're trying to "help" > > Lawson. No response. Couldn't even bring himself to include the quote. No cojones. Terrified of self-revelation, because he knows what use *he* makes of the self-revelations of others, and doesn't have the guts to risk exposing himself to his own brand of cruelty.
