Monday, September 8 Hurtful misunderstanding

Post 1271, Day 251 of 2014
- 1,347 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I had an interesting interaction (of the in-person, face-to-face variety) this weekend. Sitting at a bar during a friend's set at an open mic, a woman I have seen around but not been introduced to, sat next to me, and told me, "I have a bone to pick with you."

Since I did not even know who I was talking to, I said, "Hello, I'm Reverend Ken" (at bars and gigs, I refer to myself with my nick/stage name).

"You said something on Facebook that upset me!" was her response. I said, "I'm sorry. Tell me, what did I do?"

"You wrote that the source of emotional pain is living in the past or the future, not in the moment."

"I believe that to be true," I said. "Do you disagree?"

"It's not that easy. I'm a PTSD sufferer. It isn't easy. Not at all."

"I'm sorry to hear that. What about what I said, which I didn't write to you, made you think I wasn't sympathetic to your situation? I've been clinically depressed, and I've known people with PTSD - I wasn't blaming you or anyone for anything."

"You always seem so sympathetic, and it seemed like you weren't this time. It seemed like you were saying it was [name deleted]'s fault for his depression, because he wasn't thinking like he should, and it isn't like that and it isn't easy," she added.

"I think I was misunderstood then. It happens. What I wrote wasn't directed to you, and I wasn't offering a solution to clinical depression for the person to whom I wrote it. And I had already told him in person that he shouldn't think he was alone or had to solve this problem by himself. In fact, I told him to reach out to someone as soon as he could. And the same goes to you, too, in dealing with your PTSD."

Once again, remote communications have mis-conveyed meaning. Digitally enhanced miscommunication.

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 Food and Diet Section

2014 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:          210.2 lbs

Previous Weight *:       208.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:       + 2.2 lbs
                                  * Friday, September 5         
Diet Comment

I put on some weight over the weekend, mostly yesterday, I think, thanks to an excess of pepperoni eaten with celery and mayonnaise very late last night. No big deal, but with tonight's gig at an upscale pizza place (pay includes dinner, and guess what options there are? Different pizzas. No way to stay on plan. I'm not complaining, because the pizzas are usually delicious, but...

Food Log 

Breakfast
A cocoa-hemp-kale protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kefir, kale, large organic egg, whey powder (24g protein), hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, chia gel, celery, moringa leaf powder, cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch

Roasted turkey breast chopped salad: baby kale, baby spinach, chard, cole slaw mix, black beans and creamy balsamic vinaigrette.

Dinner

At Ironwood: A Fire-roasted chicken pizza.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 96+ oz.  A nice Cabernet with my pizza.

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