A thought from me - do you agree?

Violet · Post by **Violet** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:51 pm

I think, all things aside, intelligent and educated people would be more likely to be 'out'/at the least, happy and well adjusted with our transgenderism, less likely to be bogged down with guilt or frightened to be out in the world as ourselves in what we are, more likely to have supportive friends and family, etc. This is perhaps the source of our observations.

Becky · Post by **Becky** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:01 pm

All my sisters whom Ive met here are very special in their own way; each with their own special something to contribute; variety makes for a more interesting life!

Sherri · Post by **Sherri** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:14 pm

Besides, I am living proof that one can be intelligent ( or so says the IQ score) and an idiot at the same time. It's kinda like being ambidextrous.

CJ · Post by CJ » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:51 pm

Hi all,

Many of the people I work with who suffer from schizophrenia are exceptionally intelligent, more so than most people in the general population.

I.Q. means nothing.

Not if it isn't coupled with a strong set of life skills and a good dose of emotional maturity.

Some of the smartest folks I've met hold no degrees and don't care one whit about public recognition of their intellectual prowess.

Although I understand that the urge to compare and evaluate ourselves in this way or that is a very human one, it serves little purpose if, at the end of the day, we're still unhappy with who we are.

I.Q. tests (or their results) have little bearing on the development of a loving attitude towards oneself and others.

Love,
CJ

Becky · Post by **Becky** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:09 pm

one can be educated in life and emotion without having gone to any one school in particular.

Post by **KimberlyS** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:48 pm

I agree with you Susan. But I will also say the intelligence comes in may forms. I see many people that have high book intelligence but lack greatly in people skills and common sense skills. At least IMHO.

Amelie-Laveau wrote:I am not in the group of high intelligence, I am a high school drop out.

Amelie, from what I have read of your posts, while you may lack text book learning, you rank fairly high on the People skills and Common sense intelligence. You sure can write some great posts that I enjoy reading.

KimberlyS

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:55 pm

I spent 7 years in the closed environment of a Merchant ship

Spending up to 6 months with a random group of up to 60 mainly males tends to teach you how to be a sociable person. To the credit of all ex Seamen, I have found all of them very personable and less bigoted than the normal population.

I guess upbringing teaches us to be who we are.

Susan

CJ · Post by CJ » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:07 pm

Hi all,

I agree with Kimberly: Amélie rocks.

There are, indeed, a lot of intelligent people on this forum and I certainly don't mean to leave any of them behind but Amélie's posts are a treat to read because they're grounded in gritty common sense. The fact that Amélie is not dogmatic and that she's willing to examine other points of view so readily is, like Kimberly said, a sure sign that our resident voodoo queen's got good people skills. Ever consider a career in human resources management, Amélie?.

Love,
CJ