RE: Superman in Disguise ...Part 2
On previous comments we exchanged: I am not 'resistant' to much I dislike, for the simple reason I do not notice. From school days I tended to be the one who is unaware of what is happening. As for unseen currents - even if I am told, I remain blanked out.
I tend to live lost in my own thoughts. For instance, if I am in town and I walk past my brother, if he does not greet me, I will not see him.
I never understand what drives people in real life...so I tend to read what I wrote that day and find myself not believing I wrote it. How can I understand my characters so well, with their different personalities, male and females (never mind the aliens) and yet I miss out on all the clues my own family try to send me?
Now that I think of it, I am not aggressive about harm done to me; but anyone harms someone who 'belongs' to me, family or friend, I am outraged and will get involved, even if asked not to.
I guess what I am saying, is that I am just as much of a mess as everyone else, but the difference is, many seem to beat up on themselves, whereas I tend to like most of my good and bad qualities. I made a rule as a teenager, that I am not allowed to go back in time and fault / criticise myself, as I am no longer the person I was and probably do not even recall correctly the pressures I was under.
I think that's a very sound philosophy and as for attending to the moment, most writers tend to get lost in translating from the inner to outer realms - I'm sure you've noticed that time passes quickly when you're totally absorbed in writing - you don't even think of eating and like a chameleon could probably subsist on air :)
:)