The Conditional For Unconditional Love

[carmellaseyes]

Recently I have found myself disappointed with my skills as a musician and artist. Several factors led to my initial disappointment, but the most noteworthy was my recent bass playing at a jam session. I played horribly and found myself lost on almost every chart. To the average soul this may be seen as a flash in the pan; a one-night-only

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[inmylife]

then what drives those with crappy parents?

Some people are innate overachievers

[inmylife]

I love what Noah, you have worked through in your child rearing analysis - I see this drive in Zach - my son - whom we have worked hard to help along to "believe in himself" but as a result he is driven but also depleted at times. But from observations over the past 42 years of my living - this is what I see- If I may.... I see Noah, your discovery example -Family #1 Parents who believe in their kid = a kid who strives to achieve but falls short sometimes but is strong enough to pick up again. THEN Family #1 (kid brother) --whose parents believe in him but cannot completely connect with that child maybe because of personality differences or some mental illness...= separation and unhealthy expectations to the point of partial or complete isolation from family. Family #2 Parents are distracted, maybe drunks, disinterested with kids-but this kid is a bigger believer than his parents= kid grows up and surpasses parents as a parent & in life because they are deeply driven to find family & love & God given beauty in living. Family#2 Same

Re: Some people are innate overachievers

[carmellaseyes]

Hey Michael

Re: Some people are innate overachievers

[carmellaseyes]

Wow... I totally apologize for misspelling your name! Apologies all around :-) How embarassing. If you notice, I spelled your name differently in my last post too. "Michelle" "Michael" "Michal"
I'll get it right one of these days ;)

Take Care,
Naowh!