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hey you :)

I'm not good at greeting people. when I was nine years old I was at a gymnastics competition and I had to greet the judges, but I skipped this part and was disqualified.

I was always afraid of meeting people I knew in the street because I would have to say hi. when I see you saying gm, ga, gn it triggers me somehow and I have no idea why I'm so afraid of saying hello.

I saw you saying those things and it was strange, but it also made me think about cycles and communities and kindness. I love people and I love talking to people and I think it's beautiful that we have this rituals of encountering and going away. that's the way I've been seeing this, but it still feels awkward to greet. I guess I had to find my own way to honor the presence of people. I tried in this post, but I don't feel it is that. 🤷🏽‍♀️ do you have any tips? 😬

Yarnlady 🧶 1y ago

Introverts unite! I try to engage on here as much as I can when I see something that sparks a feeling. Worst case, it gets lost in the shuffle, best case you chat back and forth a bit. In person, I try to just say "good morning" or a "hey, how's it going" when out walking. Good practice is talking to the cashier at the grocery, neither of you have anything else to do 😂. The price of groceries is always an easy topic, or the weather. Just like anything else, practice makes it easier. All that said, I'm painfully shy when in a group. It is sooooo hard 🫂

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pollyanna 1y ago

yes. that's it. ♥️ I used to walk looking at kids and women and smiling at them, but when I saw someone I knew it was always hard.

now I almost never walk outside and when I do I'm always watching my kids. but it is kind of a struggle. when I read what you said I remembered that going outside with them could be so nice, we could smile at people together. I should just breathe and not worry that much ahhaaha

looking at this with you here it sounds easier.