Expectations

I was sitting on my patio this morning with a steaming cup of coffee and I was thinking about a fight I had with a close friend of mine.
It got me thinking, we as human beings are so afraid of being alone. We end up putting up with so much that we shouldn't. I feel we need to disabuse our minds of stigma associated with being alone. Even though I do agree, being alone isn't fun but that doesn't mean we should accept being disrespected, hurt or mentally abused by our 'friends'.
Narcissism is a real thing, it is very real, and it is very dangerous, because the thing about narcissists are excellently skilled in disguising themselves as your friends, family member or partner.
I have seen first hand the affects of narcissistic behavior on people I love and care about.
Please don't feel like you have to stay with these people because they're all you have because I can almost guarantee that you will find someone that will love all of you and that is what I hope for each and everyone of you.

If you are being mentally or psychically abused, please, please don't be afraid of leaving.

This is not what your life is meant to be.

Hi @aimee-louise-j,

@cheeto.blue here from Limpopo...

You might be aware of the different teams for different countries on Steemit - @teamaustralia, @teamphilippines, @teamusa etc...

These teams have created some amazing tight-knit communities of fellow Steemians supporting each other and their countries.

I have been in discussion with the good folks “down under” and have decided to officially start our very own Team South Africa 🇿🇦🎉

Please would you do us the honour of becoming one of our founding members for Team South Africa?

The rules for members of Team South Africa will be relatively simple:

You obviously need to be a South African (expats are welcome too).
Follow @teamsouthafrica. The @teamsouthafrica account will follow all official members in return (this will be the “official” list of members).
Follow any existing Team South Africa members that you share a common interest with (no need to follow everyone).
When creating new posts, be sure to also include the tag teamsouthafrica (it can even be your last tag).
Regularly check the teamsouthafrica tag and upvote the content you like.

The @teamsouthafrica account will resteem 1 or 2 member posts a day (not too many so as not to clutter your feed). We will try and keep these resteems as unbiased as possible. Just remember, we will be looking for quality posts. If you like any of these posts, please upvote them to support these members.

We are currently also looking for some whales/dolphins to join our team. This will also be a great way for these amazing people to help grow and promote South Africans on Steemit.
If you know any South African whales/dolphins, please send me their details so we can approach them too - the more the merrier 😉

Early next week we will officially be announcing Team South Africa to the WORLD!!

If you are interested in becoming one of the founding members (and I really hope your are), please join our Discord chat channel here - https://discord.gg/9KVccPH
Once joined, please send me a PM (private message) on Discord so we can add you…

Speaking of Discord - we will require one or two moderators to keep things “civil” 😉 If you are interested in becoming a moderator and think you have what it takes, please also let me know in a PM so we can chat…

Also, feel free to send me details of any other South Africans that you think would be interested in joining Team South Africa so I can send them this invite too.

Mzansi!!