Friday, May 24, 2013

Bear With Me

Today's cue at Jenni's "Blog Every Day In May"-challenge is quite a difficult one: My 3 worst traits. It can be difficult to be that honest with oneself while also being open to so many other people about it, but here it is:

- Perfectionism. I know, this one can be a good one, but I tend to be obsessive and also transfer it to the
   girls. They are little, and I honestly had to learn that their crafts won't be perfect. I had to learn that it's ok if
   the elephant looks more like a blue blob with ears and eyes somewhere on its back. But if I just let them
   do it themselves, they take so much pride in the result, it's heartwarming. It might not be perfect, but it's
   theirs, and that makes me proud.

- Intolerance. Yes, I admit it. I try to be tolerant, and expand my horizon all the time, but I do catch myself
   still looking down on people for a different life style, their looks, etc. I try to improve myself on a daily
   basis, but acknowledge that I still have a way to go to be the tolerant person I want to be.

- Impatience. Yes, it sucks. It's probably the trait that I hate most about myself. I hate standstill and I always
   have to be on the move, do something, be productive. Working on calming down and take it as it comes.
   Be patient when the girls take a little longer than normal getting ready for bed or to get out the door in the
   morning. Laugh and enjoy the moment rather than being always a step ahead.

What are your worst traits?

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4 comments:

  1. I'm right there with you on the perfectionism one. It's something I'm also learning to get over.

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    1. It's so stressful, and the most annoying aspect to me about it all is that I spend so much time stressing over it that could be used better being actually productive..

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  2. Intolerance is one of my worst traits too, I'm trying to get better.

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    1. Thanks Jen! Isn't it weird when we think: "oh, we ARE tolerant" when it comes to things like marriage equality, racism, etc., but when it comes down to the small things, we're just as intolerant than everybody else..

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