I recently stumbled upon an article entitled: "What Your Complaints Actually Reveal about Your Heart."
I encourage you to read the article in its entirety. However, I wanted to share one section that really jumped out at me.
"If people irritate you a lot, your problem isn't the people; it's pride."
I'll be honest. I don't think I'm a person who gets bothered by things any more than the average Joe. But I do think that as I have gotten older, my Pollyanna-ness has worn down substantially. I get a lot more annoyed and bothered than I did when I was younger.
And then I read this.
And I realized that the author was ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I get bugged because people aren't doing it the way I think is the best or most efficient or more appropriate. That's really what it boils down to. Sure there are times when people are just flat-out wrong. But most of the time, I'm annoyed because I don't like what they are doing because it isn't the way I would do it.
Which means I think my way is better.
Which is pride.
Gulp,
I encourage you to read the article in its entirety. However, I wanted to share one section that really jumped out at me.
"If people irritate you a lot, your problem isn't the people; it's pride."
I'll be honest. I don't think I'm a person who gets bothered by things any more than the average Joe. But I do think that as I have gotten older, my Pollyanna-ness has worn down substantially. I get a lot more annoyed and bothered than I did when I was younger.
And then I read this.
And I realized that the author was ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I get bugged because people aren't doing it the way I think is the best or most efficient or more appropriate. That's really what it boils down to. Sure there are times when people are just flat-out wrong. But most of the time, I'm annoyed because I don't like what they are doing because it isn't the way I would do it.
Which means I think my way is better.
Which is pride.
Gulp,
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