hei, lisa. i am in bed now, room is dark. awake because couldn't sleep due to heartburn. was just checking the time on my phone when there popped in a notification that there was a reply to one of my messages. i have to keep my phone on all the time because my youngest daughter is reaching full term in her pregnancy, and should contractions begin - or if the water breaks - i might be required to drive her quickly to the hospital before the cervix dilates to 10 centimeters. have put a couple of bricks under the legs of my bed at the pillow end so as to make it slope. i read on youtube that heartburn discomfort can be alleviated by not laying one's body flat, so that is why i raised one end. something to do with the gravitational pull. apparently the valve at the bottom of my esophagus doesn't close properly sometimes, allowing stomach acid to leak through. anyway, that's why i am not asleep at 3:00am.LisaLCFan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:03 am Oh, I don't know about that -- I think you overestimate people's abilities (latent or otherwise). I've met a few startlingly untalented individuals. Unfortunately, they were amongst those who believed of themselves what you have suggested applies to "everyone".
i do indeed have a tendency to overestimate people's abilities, but that is probably due to being born with a positive nature, believing everyone has potential, seeing the best in people. you could be right that everyone is a slight exaggeration, but i witness almost every day people doing things that i have not managed to do with any degree of success. could be something such as baking a cake, arranging a vase of flowers, comforting someone in a crisis - a thousand different things. yes, there are, of course, individuals who fail to make a good impression on others, and i might well be amongst them, but it's not always easy to assess hidden capabilities through mere casual acquaintance. all i know from experience is that i am quite hopeless at so many things that people around me can do effortlessly, and this makes me believe that were they given the right encouragement they could go even further. if i had enough time and enthusiasm, i could surely master baking a cake, etc. - but i don't see the necessity. there are women around me who are experts at such artistry, and they are pleased and complimented by seeing me enjoy eating their creations. mind you, i do occasionally make a delicious chicken biryani complete with papadoms and mango chutney