Morning Pages #19 Have you put on weight?

7: 27am, Cup of hot water in front of me. I haven’t been to bed yet, but it’s 7am so I’m doing this now.

Note to friend: Let me start this by saying I know this statement is not said maliciously (Hence the reason I said note to a friend) at least not when it’s said to me. I know you mean well, even if this statement is true. 

Don’t ever say

‘You…have…put…on…weight,’

When you say that I’m not thinking…

’Huh, I guess you’re right,’

I’m thinking.

‘What did I do to deserve this…I mean is that supposed to be a compliment?’

That’s an insult to me. Know your audience, you know what I am saying. If I was smaller, I’m not saying I’m fat, just if I was skinny. In whatever I go through in life whether I balloon up or shrink down, the only time…

‘You have put on weight,’

Is acceptable is if you know 100% that I’m trying to gain weight (which would be never)

So now you know.

1 hour 20 minutes, see you when I see you.