As is the case with most resolutions, I failed.
I fell off the wagon on the ‘posting regularly’ thing and I acknowledge that. There may be reasons, but that isn’t what this is about. You’ll always have reasons or excuses so I won’t go there. So there will be two posts today and one tomorrow and we’ll be back on track from Monday onward.
I have noticed that I judge myself a lot harsher than I do others. For the most part, it makes me work harder but it does impact me negatively.
It was pointed out to me yesterday that I take NO for an answer too easily and that is true. My mind processes reason and logic far more than is acceptable. For instance, I had altered clothes to pick up at a store the past week. I was in the vicinity of the store but had forgotten the slip of paper for said purchase at home. I said to Aditya that I’d come back to the store the next day and pick it up because I did not think they’d give me my stuff without the receipt. Aditya on the other hand, decided he’d go ask them if they could pull up the information and give us the product – and they did. This little thing is indicative of a big shortcoming I have when it comes to making requests.
I understand that this is something I need to work on and overcome or all my conversations would be going nowhere. To make a relationship from the point of getting the first ‘NO’ is a skill I need to build up. I also realize that I am most envious of gregarious personalities because they are able to create connections where there existed no commonality. Self-improvement, right!
Any tips?
The Reluctant Practitioner 