1. People who can take the piss out of themselves. Nobody needs to be 100% serious all the time and the people who can have a few laughs at their own expense are the kind of people I want to be around.
2. People who have well reasoned, informed opinions about a variety of things even if I disagree.
People who say “all republicans are evil fascists out to create a dictatorship” turn me off. I have Republican friends. Most of them are disturbed by the direction their party has taken and being hijacked by lunatics. We disagree on some fundamental issues but they’re good people and we don’t hate each other.
Same with people who scream “All democrats are evil commie Marxist baby killers and want to turn all the children into trans gays” I disagree with a lot of Democratic policies but I’m not going to listen to lunatics.
3. People who help other people with their time more than their money. A lot of people can write a check and feel good about themselves. Pat themselves on the back. It’s the people who use their time to get out in their community and help that are the real ones to me.
My family and I all do homeless outreach. We give our time. We talk to the people struggling. Make sure they know they’re not invisible and they matter.
My daughter did a toy drive at her school last Christmas to help a local DV Shelter and we took the toys to the kids and she interacted and played with those kids just like they were her normal friends for hours. Didn’t treat them any different. It made a difference. Not just the toys but giving friendship to those kids. We all just do more of that in the world.
4. I’ve been blessed with a good life. My kids don’t want for anything. I’ve got a beautiful home. Great job. I’m married to the love of my life. People who can just stop for a moment and be thankful for what they do have instead of worrying about what somebody else has or how they can get that…yeah I appreciate those types of people.
2. People who have well reasoned, informed opinions about a variety of things even if I disagree.
People who say “all republicans are evil fascists out to create a dictatorship” turn me off. I have Republican friends. Most of them are disturbed by the direction their party has taken and being hijacked by lunatics. We disagree on some fundamental issues but they’re good people and we don’t hate each other.
Same with people who scream “All democrats are evil commie Marxist baby killers and want to turn all the children into trans gays” I disagree with a lot of Democratic policies but I’m not going to listen to lunatics.
3. People who help other people with their time more than their money. A lot of people can write a check and feel good about themselves. Pat themselves on the back. It’s the people who use their time to get out in their community and help that are the real ones to me.
My family and I all do homeless outreach. We give our time. We talk to the people struggling. Make sure they know they’re not invisible and they matter.
My daughter did a toy drive at her school last Christmas to help a local DV Shelter and we took the toys to the kids and she interacted and played with those kids just like they were her normal friends for hours. Didn’t treat them any different. It made a difference. Not just the toys but giving friendship to those kids. We all just do more of that in the world.
4. I’ve been blessed with a good life. My kids don’t want for anything. I’ve got a beautiful home. Great job. I’m married to the love of my life. People who can just stop for a moment and be thankful for what they do have instead of worrying about what somebody else has or how they can get that…yeah I appreciate those types of people.
