What "enemies" did you stumble across, in Life?
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“May those who love us love us, and those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts, and if He cannot turn their hearts may He turn their ankles that we may know them by their limping. ~Irish Prayer”
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Well, for me the enemy was a boss at The Travelers. She was a staunch ally and we complimented each other. I worked my everlovin' off, made huge successes out of some major and important projects, was recognized by Corporate - laurels, attaboys and employee of the year 3 times in successive years. I promoted continuously and frequently as did she. And then came along some financial turmoil - enter Primerica and the 92 M dollar CEO. The following year meant layoffs. And then followed more layoffs. During the fifth layoff, along with the traders and financial analysts and other officers, my heretofore amazing boss turned self-protective and my staunchest (it turns out) enemy. When it came right down to it, for her it was self-preservation while for me it became annihilation. I was expended, laid off, phewy, ousted, kicked in the buttinsky, let go, beat out of a job. She survived and hung her shingle on the hard work done by the workhorse Heidi - a turnkey well oiled and highly functioning system and employees. As for me, this never happened before or since and I harbor a grudge to this day. I will admit that it has been so hard to let go. I often wonder whether this wretched woman ever did have that bad case of dyssintery I wished her. At the very least, I hope she walks with a limp!
Wish her well, as though she'd been purposefully put in your 'blueprint', as a painful growth lesson obstacle.
If you regard her, thus, as no mere 'accident', it's easier to accept that YOU, the 'planner' of your 'blueprint' and whatever spirit helpers assisted you, in the construction of that 'blueprint', are truly the ones to blame!
(I am often very pissed, as Hell, at myself and mine, for that very reason!)
Much love,
Paul
You're so grounded Paul. Sage advice! Don't know why she bugs me this long. Normally I'd shrug it off.
Indignation, correctly defined, means "righteous anger", a most justified and entitled negative emotion; your boss WAS a 'bottom feeder'.
The sheer indifference of organizations towards their workers is duly noted...
Bottom feeder - the perfect expression for her! You know, it felt good to let it all hang out. And you are so right about organizations.
There WILL be a bill, sent to you, in the mail...
Hey Paul, thanks for the Best. Never in a hundred years did I ever think I'd find anything useful about that witch. Guess you never know.
I have not been aware of enemies other than myself. Fortunately myself has also befriended me so Suzi is no longer an enemy unto herself. The enemies are tricks of one's own mind. Settling for too little, not wishing often enough or deeply enough, not recognizing the resources I have while praying for more.
Interesting and revealing;many people are sometimes "their own worst enemy".
I hadn't thought of that and it seems almost universal.
A seasoned response!
" You are your worst enemy and best friend " I think so !
I have no enemy but I am not sure anyone out there might say " Hilda is my enemy "
How can I know ?
by their limping.......
Honestly, as I grow older I realize that it is my decision whether or not to perceive people as enemies. There are people who genuinely wish to harm us, and we need to be wise in our dealings with them (or not at-all where possible) but if you don't think of them as enemies but rather people to love (as God commands) it can make it easier. It's still HARD to love your 'enemies' - I recently went to see someone who really doesn't like me to try and make peace and I was shaking but my intent was good and I feel good about it.
It's murder to try to align one's spirit, with one's flesh.
One's Intent, is the spiritual 'generator', within, that defines us.....
You seem most evolved and wise.
I have to submit the new American song version of the Irish Prayer. Enjoy! I laugh to think of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rn041uWncU
(If you read me at all you know how important I think Laughter ). This song is also dedicated on behalf of Jennifer Stuart and those who have dared mistreat my son or daughter. (Mothers not only ROCK, they Rule). Have a blessed Sunday not matter what Higher Power you believe in, or IF you do. If you don't--perhaps we should chat:-)
My greatest enemy in life seems to have been Death....
Death, is a slow, gradual daily process, not a sudden event, unless you mean, death by sudden accident?
What is an "enemy" anyway. Is it someone who actively undertakes an agenda of making your life miserable? Then I'd have to say that I've only stumbled across one in my life ... that I know of. :) I may not want to look too hard at some of the other "bad" relationships I've had.
He was the bosses son and I've written about this experience. In retrospect, he probably did want to get rid of me. I think my intelligence threatened him and then there was the fact that I considered his dad to be my boss and not him ... even after his dad pretty much retired from the business. Anyway, he made my life a living hell for about a year and a half and then I quit. I couldn't deal with the emotional abuse and occasional physical abuse. It was making me physically ill ... the stress that is. And I joked about it a few months later saying that I quit just in time but not quite soon enough. Two days after I quit, I came down with shingles (talk about painful!). So the "just in time" was for not having to somehow try to go to work with all of that pain and the "not quite soon enough" was for not having the sense to leave before the stress got to me so badly that I had to get the shingles.
I hear that he has married again and has settled down and mellowed out a bit, but I've never gone back to the shop to see for myself. I think that would just be stupid on my part.
He satisfies the stipulative definition; after what he did to you, one can just hope, that after his "mellowing", comes ripening and rotting.....
Paul, you have such a wonderful way of putting things.
» Answer from Michael Robertucci Answer given 283 days 18 hours ago.Well at 36, I do not believe myself old enough to have truly "lived" yet, but I try to live each day to its fullest and leave yesterday in my wake. However, the worst enemy I believe to have stumbled upon in my 36 years is me. We are, our own worst enemies. I cannot tell you the number of times when I knowingly made the wrong decision, even though I could feel it was the wrong way to go.
Inside us all their exists a voice of reason and, I'm sorry, a demon. I of course refer to demon in a metaphorical sense. Our demons inhibit us and hold us back, they can hold us hostage if not kept at bay.
That inner 'demon' is more than metaphorical, sadly, I have doggedly learned; partial possession, against common knowledge, appears VERY common......
Just five hundred years ago, the average lifespan for men WAS thirty; forty was old age.
You have lived a sizeable life, already, by those standards...
My friend Sandra and I got robbed and mugged by a gang of three guys and two girls in a parking lot of a hotel restaurant and bar. A big thank you to my brothers for showing me how to protect myself. I had the drug dealers sister on the ground and was not letting her go once you give up control this is where the real trouble starts. The leader and another girl member of the group tried to beat me off and the police in Sylvan Lake told me on the video I was hit over 20 times to my head and neck. This Canadian girl never got any broke bones a head injury or anyother injuries. It's way different when you are fighting for your life.
I may seek to hire you as my personal bodyguard.
The enemies of life are not people. It's not even yourself, or myself. It's hunger, poverty and loneliness. Every day these things must be conquered. Every morning these three demons will rise and follow you through the day. And they are not united. You can have food and money and be lonely. You can be hungry and rich. You can be rich and lonely. You will never escape this ghastly trio. The only way to make existence more than a fight, is to love. A sense of humor will only carry you so far, but love and not being alone is a comfort but there is no solution.
"A sense of humor will only carry you so far, but love and not being alone is a comfort but there is no solution."
Humor has carried me aloft, beyond my expectation's distance, but as for love and loneliness, one has a choice in life of either being lonely or annoyed.
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