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Your Life is a Reflection of How You View Yourself
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how people can actually be out of your league. I used to think that leagues didn’t exist but I had to admit that they do. Sort of.
Aside from the normal way we think about leagues in terms of physical attraction and success, I had to point out that if Person A is a 9 out of 10 in terms of kindness, they would never associate with Person B whose kindness is a 2 out of 10.
Person A has a certain standard that they hold. Person B has one as well. But as you can clearly see, they are woefully incompatible. While Person A would forgive, share, be vulnerable and understanding, Person B would hold grudges, be selfish, be guarded and bigoted.
Moreover, Person B would be far too intimidated by Person A and might even project their problems and insecurities onto Person A.
And as you can imagine, Person A is far more likely to have positive relationships with others than Person B. But that got me thinking. What exactly would be the major hindrance to someone as kind as Person A from having a positive relationship?
Because we all know people like Person A; the salt of the earth type who somehow finds themselves in relationships that are less than ideal. Maybe not with someone like Person B because that’s a bridge too far, but they…