Since I started writing things down, I've noticed alot of things about myself. Not all bad, not all good. One thing that I need to work on is judging other people.
One thing I like about myself (other than the fact I'm hysterical) is that I have very strong convictions. I don't always, and by that I mean, rarely, voice them appropriately. I can't help that I feel very strongly about certain things. I CAN help the way I respond to certain things, though.
One of the best things someone has said about me in a long time came from my friend, M. She knows that we don't have the same religious beliefs. This topic came up not long ago in a conversation she and I were having with another person and she told the other person that I was one of the most moral people she knows. That's a huge compliment coming from someone like M who has very strong religious beliefs, and one that I took to heart.
Another thing M has helped me realize about myself is that I need to tone it down a bit.
She is totally right.
Someone who thought "knew" me, gathered from one of my posts on FB that I am not nearly the person she thought I was. I was a little offended but I recognize that I am often the same way whether I judge someone based on previous encounters with them OR worse, I judge them from just knowing they vote one way or pray before each meal.
That's not fair of me to do.
It appears that this blog which started out with me just trying to enjoy every day has somehow morphed into a blog where I identify my faults and work on them. But I also think that in the long run, acknowledging my faults both to myself and putting them out there for other people to see, will make me better, stronger, happier for me and a much better role model for my kids.
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