Been a while, ain't it?
I've been thinking, and apparently, this whole "be yourself" and "say what you're thinking" and "nevermind what others think of you" deal just doesn't work for me. Seriously, it has gotten me pretty much no where. Changes need to be made, and the easiest place to start would be here, where no one really goes anyway.
Maybe it's a sign of maturity (doubt it) but looking back on old posts I'm a little blushy about all the "language" I used. I still think words are words and that people who get offended by cuss words are kinda idiotic (really, there are worse things out there), but I do tend to overuse.
I also fuss a lot about stupid people. Can they really help it? Does it really need to be pointed out? It doesn't do anything but 1. make them feel bad, or 2. make them angry, or 3. set them up to deny it and put them on a defensive strike to try and make me/others feel bad/angry. So there's no point. In most cases, just let stupid people be stupid.
Man, about 3 this morning I was writing this in my head and had so much more to say. I knew I should've gotten up then.
Now, I'm not committing figurative suicide here--I'm still me, I'm not letting another persona take over, nothing like that. I'm just trying out a few new things in simple attempts to live better. At work, this includes keeping quiet AT ALL TIMES (since giving advice when prompted has before gotten me in trouble), having a more positive goal-setting method (with the kids as well as myself and the program), and socializing less (yep, that'll be a good thing, according to superiors). Outside of work, it entails cleanliness by way of thinking, speaking, and living. . .but, you know, with dirty jokes and Netflix and occasional junk food binges and beer.
I can't give up everything at once, get real.
I've been thinking, and apparently, this whole "be yourself" and "say what you're thinking" and "nevermind what others think of you" deal just doesn't work for me. Seriously, it has gotten me pretty much no where. Changes need to be made, and the easiest place to start would be here, where no one really goes anyway.
Maybe it's a sign of maturity (doubt it) but looking back on old posts I'm a little blushy about all the "language" I used. I still think words are words and that people who get offended by cuss words are kinda idiotic (really, there are worse things out there), but I do tend to overuse.
I also fuss a lot about stupid people. Can they really help it? Does it really need to be pointed out? It doesn't do anything but 1. make them feel bad, or 2. make them angry, or 3. set them up to deny it and put them on a defensive strike to try and make me/others feel bad/angry. So there's no point. In most cases, just let stupid people be stupid.
Man, about 3 this morning I was writing this in my head and had so much more to say. I knew I should've gotten up then.
Now, I'm not committing figurative suicide here--I'm still me, I'm not letting another persona take over, nothing like that. I'm just trying out a few new things in simple attempts to live better. At work, this includes keeping quiet AT ALL TIMES (since giving advice when prompted has before gotten me in trouble), having a more positive goal-setting method (with the kids as well as myself and the program), and socializing less (yep, that'll be a good thing, according to superiors). Outside of work, it entails cleanliness by way of thinking, speaking, and living. . .but, you know, with dirty jokes and Netflix and occasional junk food binges and beer.
I can't give up everything at once, get real.
