{"id":3815,"date":"2020-07-31T09:08:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T08:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisperedwords.nl\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2020-08-01T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T12:43:23","slug":"impressed-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisperedwords.nl\/?p=3815","title":{"rendered":"Impressed, or not?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Someone asked me the other day who else has been impressing me and honestly I didn&#8217;t know how to answer that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout my life, there have been a few people who have tried to impress me, and for a short time, they have. Though when that followed up with major disappointments and lies I wasn&#8217;t so impressed anymore. I also think when I was younger it may have been a lot easier to impress me than today. I have a lot more patience today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t like surprises I always say. Well, that&#8217;s not entirely true. I  do like surprises but again when they are being held against me up to a point where you can call it abuse, you might understand why surprises scare me. So I prefer no surprises, I like to feel safe and secure. This brings up my fears again that take hold of my life. It saddens me and makes me wonder if I&#8217;m missing out on much in life. Maybe it is time to break that cycle. I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what impresses me? I am impressed by genuine, character, kindness, generosity, honesty, loyalty, and intellect. Details matter. Spoil me with your time, attention, effort, and presence. Enthusiasm,  humor, and have a backbone. Build me up, support, and care. But most of all be genuine. Things that would impress me arent done solely to impress me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s really that simple. Or maybe not. When and if I am impressed I won&#8217;t quickly show it. Perhaps that&#8217;s demotivating but there is a difference between bragging, showing off, and impressing, and I&#8217;m only truly impressed when whatever it is that impresses me, is genuine.  Genuinity is important to me. Be real. I am real too.. Actions and time will show how genuine a person is. And even tho they say a Gemini does not have patience, here is something you can learn about me. I do have certain patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one question lead to another for me. How do I impress other people? I find that an even harder question to answer. I don&#8217;t really like trying to impress other people purposefully. I guess if I cant impress people by who I am then what is the use of impressing people really? So who am I that should impress someone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am someone who doesn&#8217;t easily give up on something I have set my mind on. If I want something I will work for it and do what I can and need, to reach that goal. No, not at all costs but I know that you can not have it all and choices need to be made. So I try to make my choices carefully even tho I am a spontaneous person who follows her heart.  I have a good sense of humor and love to laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am very loyal to an extend and protective of those I care about. I&#8217;m very kind and have a big heart but if you take my kindness for gullibility you are in for a big surprise. Don&#8217;t make the mistake to underestimate my intelligence. Play games with me and I may play along for a little while if I like you enough but in the long run, you lose my attention and interest. I need (re)assurance and sometimes lots of it. I am often an open book; just ask me what you want to know about me and you likely get a direct and honest answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t stand unjust and always try to do what&#8217;s right. I raised my children the same way. As judgemental and opinionated I might be I do like to respect other people&#8217;s opinions even when I dont aggree with it. I stand up for what I believe in and will speak out even when I am a minority I will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like to take care of myself and I am very independent altho I don&#8217;t mind being spoiled and pampered once I feel safe and secure with the person who does. Time and effort would be the safest way to go about with me to reach that point. I do not like asking for help but when I do rest assure that I either like you a lot or swallowed a lot of my pride and fears, or all of the before. Due to my traumas, there are a lot more things about me that are part of me whether I like it or not. I have C-PTSD and with that comes a lot of other issues attached. Not impressed? IDC because I am not trying to impress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only competition I have is me. 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