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re: Top of heap - posted by Gilly at 12/13 03:57PM Does anybody still climb to the top? I always have wanted to be the best at everything but never wanted to work for it. Striving for these things still cause me to separate from my fellows. Things like prestige, and recognition. At work I want to be the best. I want to own the best house. Trying to be the best is stressful because I am at constant competition with everyone. When I notice that somebody is better than me at something; I try to act like I am not competing or that I just don't care. But I do! My instincts are still blinding me to the true purpose in life. From my limited experience, it seems to be helping others. It is not easy becoming entirely ready for these defects to be removed.

re: re: Top of heap - posted by paul m on 12/15 11:56PM I'm too old to climb.

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