I am my greatest critic. While everyone else in the room is simply enjoying my quip, I’m preemptively seeking critical affirmation.
While I’m not a judgmental person, I feel certain I’m being judged — or should be.I love the individuals who can seemingly push aside their insecurities and boldly wave their flag despite any discomfort.
After a joke of theirs backfires, the room may go silent as everyone looks sideways, but I watch in admiration. I see the awkward and weird ones covered head-to-toe in the soot of their own hubris, and I instinctively want to wrap them up and protect them.
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