When I was a kid, I remember my father telling me that your life on earth was like one big school. Everything was a learning experience and from time to time, you would be tested.
Well...I never liked "regular" school and sometimes I grow weary of life's tests.
If you step back and examine your life you will see that some of the tests that are thrown your way are actually meant to teach you a lesson. If you learn the lesson, you may not be tested the same way again.
Ever the rebel, I guess I just refuse to learn certain lessons.
Patience is a virtue, some say, and you would think that being the mother of 5 children I would have plenty of it.
I am patient with my kids but I still haven't developed that "laid back" kind of attitude that helps people to roll with what they cannot control. Maybe I am expecting others to be more efficient or to be considerate when they seem to be totally unaware of anyone else but themselves.
I am not as laid back as other people are. I can patiently wait in line, in traffic or for my teenager to get over a bad mood. I really can and I do.
I try to adopt the attitude of "it's all small stuff" but sometimes it doesn't help. It isn't small stuff sometimes. It is frustrating, it makes me feel like my life is being held up and it makes me frustrated and angry.
I have learned how to take my anger, frustrations and disappointments and use them as fuel for my writing. I guess somewhere in the test I learned something after all.
Running an Auto Repair Shop or Why Consumers Don't Trust Auto Mechanics
Well...I never liked "regular" school and sometimes I grow weary of life's tests.
If you step back and examine your life you will see that some of the tests that are thrown your way are actually meant to teach you a lesson. If you learn the lesson, you may not be tested the same way again.
Ever the rebel, I guess I just refuse to learn certain lessons.
Patience is a virtue, some say, and you would think that being the mother of 5 children I would have plenty of it.
I am patient with my kids but I still haven't developed that "laid back" kind of attitude that helps people to roll with what they cannot control. Maybe I am expecting others to be more efficient or to be considerate when they seem to be totally unaware of anyone else but themselves.
I am not as laid back as other people are. I can patiently wait in line, in traffic or for my teenager to get over a bad mood. I really can and I do.
I try to adopt the attitude of "it's all small stuff" but sometimes it doesn't help. It isn't small stuff sometimes. It is frustrating, it makes me feel like my life is being held up and it makes me frustrated and angry.
I have learned how to take my anger, frustrations and disappointments and use them as fuel for my writing. I guess somewhere in the test I learned something after all.
Running an Auto Repair Shop or Why Consumers Don't Trust Auto Mechanics
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