Why do people get mad at inspiring stories? :(
I usually surf around BB.com while at work and my co workers know it too. I like to find inspiring profiles/journals to keep me motivated. I told my one coworker about this one cool story and he flipped and said it was unhealthy and stuff. But I told him the person did it healthy and exercised a lot. Its weird 
and I felt a little down after words. It just seems everytime I try to share with people or try to motivate others I get shot down
November 30, 2007 at 7:18 am
It’s because they’re not ready to receive help. They are insecure because they see unhealthyness in their own lives and they feel the need to shoot down others who are doing it well.
That and ignorant prejudice. I was on the Atkins for about 7 months and lost 35 pounds on it to start my weight loss. People would keep telling me you’re being unhealthy. And I would say, My doctor and I have been monitoring me. And I’m fine. So forget what they think.
The other example I have is in Sign Language. I was a SL teacher for a while. And I was teaching people how to sign sing. I used Exact English but taught American Sign Language to talk. 2 girls came in and told me I was wrong. They were in my class telling me I was wrong to do it that way.
They then went on to Washington to study at an interpretation school. And they came back a year later and said, "Sorry, a lot of people do it that way. ASL for speaking and EE for singing." I just smiled and said, "Thanks for your humility."
The point? Someone you respect says something and you feel that it’s the gospel truth. When in fact, it’s only ONE opinion.
Don’t let them get you down. It’s one of those things where you just encourage the heck out of them. One day, they’ll see and say, "That Marvel Comic lover girl was right!"
Chin up and keep inspiring! You inspire me!
February 22, 2008 at 3:35 am
Ditto to what fromflabtofab offered!
And:
GUILT!
You wrote: "It just seems everytime I try to share with people or try to motivate others I get shot down"
People don’t want to be overweight, sitting at the bar, smoking cigarettes and then recall the uplifting stories of people eating right and going to the gym. They feel guilty. At least that could be one reason.
Snoooow day here and so I was surfing the blogs and comments on BodySpace. Came across this one from the archives. Thanks for posting it!
Great BodySpace name, too.
I worked at a comic book store from 1988 to 1993 or so. During college and then immediately after. I used to make nine bucks an hour with health coverage, too, for reading Fantastic Four! D’OH! You can’t beat that with mjolnir! (Did I spell that correctly?)
Anyway, have a great weekend!