“You’ve got a lot of nerve!”
Isn’t it amazing how that’s considered a bad thing? We’re supposed to be quiet, not make waves, put everyone and everything before ourselves and do it with a smile on our face…ugh. Can you tell I’m feeling touchy? Guess there’s something in the air.
I think we need more people with nerve. Speak up even when it’s uncomfortable. Try the new things, see what you like and what you don’t. Choose kindness even when it seems weird to reach out to people. Stop worrying about what it looks like and just do the next right thing.
If we all showed that kind of nerve we’d be much better off.
Linda hosts Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This week’s prompt is “nerve.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
Riddle from the Middle 
I agree, we need to speak up even when it’s uncomfortable. And try to be respectful. There’s usually a way to be firm and persistent without demeaning others. We might even have to raise our voices.
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All this is possible. I think we have to get past feeling uncomfortable and other people have to get past being offended if we speak our minds, but it can be done.
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You’re so right we are all too bound up by doing what’s expected of us …let’s all get some nerve 💜💜👍
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We internalize the message pretty early that good girls do what’s expected of us. I’m hoping enough of us are ready to push for that good change.
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Yes indeed 💜
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Got to start shouting. Change has to come.
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Each generation needs to move the needle forward.
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Maybe even a lot nervy is what we should become. As Keith said, with diplomacy – to which I add as much as possible. Sometimes when someone repeats something incredibly stupid words fly out of my mouth without waiting to be formed in a diplomatic manner.
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I agree with “a lot.” And yes, while I understand Keith’s point he has his own perspective. I’ve found as a woman (who, no matter how hard I try, is freaking soft spoken! Ugh!!) there hits a point where people call me angry or strident or abrasive…not because I’m that far out of line but because I look like I should be polite and demure. And while I was raised up to not cause waves I’ve decided there’s no more time for that.
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I am not soft spoken, and I know I am sometimes abrasive and strident, but the older I get, the less I care.
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Definitely, people should speak up when there is a wrong happening. Regards
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There’s power in numbers.
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Well said! I’m in!!
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Excellent.
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Darn straight!
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Yep!!
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Laura, well said. One thing I would add, being nervy need not include being disagreeable. The best art form is to be candid, but diplomatic or very forthright, when all else fails. I had a colleague who would use the term “Help me understand..” putting the burden on the other to explain why Sandy Hook was a hoax or why the former president actually won the election.
In today’s world with people spouting more incorrect information to support an argument they formed by listening to or reading the words of some authoritative figure, there is a belief that if someone does not agree with you, they simply do not understand the so-called facts or your point.
So, a very nervy put down which should be used when all else fails is “I understand your point, I just don’t agree with it.” Until that time, you can just counter the points you hear.
Keith
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Just had a conversation with my kiddo about this yesterday. She hit a roadblock on a club she wants to form & we talked about what purpose a rule serves & if it’s worth fighting but that you won’t get far if you go into a meeting guns blazing. I like watching her hone that independent streak.
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Well advised. Best wishes to you both.
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I so agree – time to stop sitting on our hands
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Absolutely.
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You’re so right. Too many people (us) worry about, ‘what it looks like’, instead of doing what’s right.
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Absolutely. I spent years doing it and even now have to remind myself to snap out of the pattern…
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This is how I started my post too.
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Great minds! 😊
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🥰😻
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