14 August 2007
I Love/Hate It When…
Posted by Poppa under: Thoughts .
Some thoughts that were in my head over the last couple days or so. Some go back a little farther than that, like the ones about people who don’t listen, but you get the point - or at least my only point is… this is what’s in my head today.
- I hate it when people don’t listen. Not just like they’re ignoring you, but when they’re selective about what they hear you say or type. Almost like they have this pre-disposed idea in their head about how their going to respond to what you say, to the point that they don’t listen to what you say or what you’re actually asking them.
- I love it when I get wisdom from people around me. Not just from peope who’ve “been there and done that” but the kind of wisdom that comes from looking at things differently than I do. They have a different look at a certain situation and can give me advice and pointers on how to handle things.
- I hate it when people bring up things that are completely unrelated to a particular topic just to be mean, or to change the subject away from the truth. Yeah, the truth can really suck sometimes, but don’t be a sissy about it and try to change the subject in such a way that you make youself look like you’re grasping at straws, trying with every flail to poke them into skin.
- I love it when I change my old habits and tell people how I actually feel about something instead of hiding it because I am worried that it would make them “not like me”. I’ve spent many many years of my life living that way, and I’m not gunna do it anymore.
- I hate it when things can’t be fixed, or are drug out over a long period of time. When there’s a conflict between people, get it out there. Put it all out on the table and either fix it, or agree that it can’t be fixed and move on. Granted, putting everything out there all at once can really suck for a day or two. But it’s much better than putting things on the table one at a time and drawing it out for the course of weeks. I would much rather have one or two days that really suck, than two weeks worth of days that only suck a little bit. Get it out there, get it done, and move on.
- I love it when I can pray without saying anything. There are days when I pray and there are days when I do not. There are days when I have more peace within than I do on other days. I have found, that more often than not, when I’m having a really crappy day my prayers don’t require words. But when I’m having a good day the words come even though they’re not required.
- I hate it when people think that just because they think they knew you “then” that they know you “now”. I recently had someone tell me that “I know how you were before, and that’s how you’re gunna be in the future”. Well you know what. You don’t know nuttin. You didn’t know me then and you don’t know me now so just stop it already.
- I love it when I have stuff to do but I can just sit down and relax (even if only for a few minutes) because I know that I have someone else on my side who will help carry me through.
- I hate it when you’re leaving for vacation on Thursday, and you have to go to work on Mon-Wed. It makes for some really long days.