Ugh, a little ~good vibes only~ , I know, and I realize this is, like, the vegetables of gossip, but I'm so into gushing about how much I love someone to someone else when they aren't there. That's positive energy, baby! RIDE THAT WAVE.
it's like shit talking but instead you are just talking about how much you love someone. going on and on about the things you adore in someone. i always think about how flattered the person would be if they heard it all. i understand this is just called "being nice" but this term feels correct
remember to also reverse shit talk about someone to their face!
I've realized I'm a good listener because people sometimes tell me things without me even asking, but I find it beautiful. I also enjoy gossiping. Like it's so sacred when people tell me their secrets. I feel like that girl from the movie Little Secrets (2001). It's a skill I cherish a lot.
Last night at a bar while talking up a band I love I caught myself putting a separate but related band down. On the way home it bothered me that I did that, and it’s still bothering me this morning. I wish I had just focused on the thing I liked and the things I like about it rather than putting down the thing I don’t. It didn’t make my point any clearer and it didn’t make me feel good.
We’ve made such a currency out of putting things down, I wonder what would happen if we all spent a week only talking up things we like and left the things we don’t alone. We might sleep just a little better.
P.S. the thing I like most about this space is that it’s built to support exactly this type of thinking and sharing.