What Makes HoneyDame Lovable?

You didn't know I was lovable? Good morning to you too!

I saw this post earlier on my juicing inspiration’s blog the other day and I haven’t been able to get it off my mind since then.

So,

What makes HD lovable?

I am lovable? I am thinking of myself as being lovable? Such narcissism!

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So, am I actually lovable? Just like Seember, I had…and am still having difficulties answering this question.

Perhaps I am lovable. Sometimes.

I like Seember’s categorization so I will lean towards that style too.

My Mother: I am a lot like her. This is both a good and a bad thing. But as far as she is concerned, I think this means that I can easily understand her, even without words. This also means that she trusts that I will be on top of any task that she has assigned to me or that needs to be done. There was a part of me that had wondered if my tendency to get things done is borne out of my “middle-child-syndrome”, hence the need for me to want to compensate or gain relevance by being the more reliable one (to a large extent). But I have since seen that just like her, I like to get things out of the way as soon as I can afford to (for my peace of mind, mainly). She has also thrown the word “considerate” around a lot of times.

My Siblings:  I am not even going to attempt to vie for the title of “World’s Best Sister”. My take on “siblinghood” is a bit damaged. My family set up is a bit unusual, but I love my siblings, all of them, in many different ways. However, from my experience, strong ties just because of blood relation is not a given, especially at the latter parts of our lives. It is what it is. In view of that, much as I;d ideally like for us to remain close-knit and one big happy family, I don't make demands of them. I let them decide how much of themselves they want to give away. Despite this, my communication lines are always open. Everything and anything can be up for discussion. So, I’d say that my siblings find me approachable and low maintenance and that’s probably why they love me. I’m also a largely friendly/fun person. Wait, Clan, you guys love me right?!

My Inner Caucus: I have to admit, as far as this category is concerned, I am probably more blessed than a blessing. In spite of that fact, I suspect that my most endearing characteristics to this group of people are probably my sense of humor and my accommodating mien. I am a “long rope giver”. Again, I am low maintenance and usually undemanding. I'm not a fussy or forceful person. I let you choose how much information you want to give, how close you want to be (I must be willing to be close to you too, by the way, but I let my people set their paces) and adjust as needed. We don’t have to talk every day or night, but I am there when you need me.

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Acquaintances: Well, when I am in my element, I can be quite fun to be around. That works most times. I also tend to have a high threshold for crap most times. So, it takes a while before I severe associations.

Co-Workers: I have gotten feelers that I am perceived to be approachable, knowledgeable, reasonable and fair, for the most part. They know that while I may not have the answers for them, I will steer them along the path of the answer (the much that I know). Again, I am not sure that this is a good thing, as I am currently in a position where I am not supposed to be humane or reasonable. LOL.

Men: This one is a laughable category. I don’t know which man “loves” me from the one who “loves” me. I mean, have you seen me?! I’m all that and a bag of chips, what is there not to love? *Flips hair*  LOL.

I have gotten varied and sometimes contradictory pulses from this category. I have had the word “fair and reasonable” thrown at me a couple of times. There has also been “intelligent”, “open”, “easy to talk to”, “real” etc etc but I have also heard “uptight”, “difficult” and “unapproachable”. But I  digress, we are keeping it positive, yeah?

One-off Contacts: My default mode is friendly but very lane-conscious.

On the whole, I know that I am a very patient person when it comes to relationships, all of them. I believe strongly in natural progression so a lot of people feel comfortable with that. Also, I may bitch, and moan, and rant, but I still hold on. I hold on until I feel fully convinced to let it go. The letting go eventually usually occurs in different stages of demotions. By this time, I must have tried all within my power so that it doesn’t get to this point.

An interesting addendum to this is that I also fortunately happen to have a semi-forgetful mind. I don’t believe in burning bridges. So this means that even after letting go, after a while, the lines may be open again. I hardly ever close off completely. Not so much because I don’t remember that the situation was stressful in time past, but more because I have probably forgotten the details of the stress, so, I may be willing to mount again. I am told that this may be synonymous with forgiveness, but I dare not lay claims to being that magnanimous.

Now, this post has brought me to a place of self-awareness and that makes me very interested in what your thoughts are of me. Ehn, I agree that I have shortcomings, let’s save those for another post, maybe the next.

P.S: Is this enough penance for being away for so long? I'm forgiven? Awwww, Thank you! :*

Those of you who know me, please feel free to remind me of my other awesome traits. Flourish in the comment box!

I highly encourage you to do your version of this post. When you do, please linkback here or drop a comment with the link on this post and Seember's.