I need to work on my lowering my expectations of people. Or not lower my expectations, but quit projecting, what I would do, onto them. Here lately, I've found myself quick to temper, because people are not reacting the way I think they should. Or rather, it's not the way I would react, so then I become angry or it upsets me, when it shouldn't. People are who they are, and when I don't allow them to be themselves, without passing judgement, then it doesn't really say much for me.
For instance, I have a friend that I'll send texts to. Occasionally, they answer quickly and appropriately :) but there have been a few times, no answer. Me, beating head on floor out of frustration, when I should just go on with what I'm doing. Nothing has been life or death, and I would hope that if it was, they would definitely answer quickly. Anyway, I sent an angry text yesterday morning, because I was mad. And as the day wore on, I thought more about it, and realized, I was completely in the wrong. Just because I try and answer every text, and rather quickly, doesn't mean they have to. Just because I text them, they are not obligated to answer. So, I'm going to be working on this issue. I'll add it to my long list of things to let go of. (So if you happen to read this blog, I'm sorry and I'm working on it)
I think we are all guilty of this at one time or another in our lives. Things are much more noticeable to me now though. One of the hardest instances of this, I still am working on. I'm always early. ALWAYS When people are late, it drives me totally insane. When I first moved back to town, my girlfriend and I met quite a bit for lunch. I was always early, and she was always late. It irritated me at first, but then I figured out a way to make it work. She would say let's meet at 11:30. I knew that really meant 12:00. So, I started leaving the office at around 11:45. I was still early, and she was still late, but we were meeting at the same time. :)
Just be yourself and allow the same for others. We are all different, we are all weird and we all deserve to be respected for that.
