Dear Self
Stop thinking your thoughts and words are superior to your wife’s when you’re engaged in a conversation with her—danget! Is it that obvious?
Yes, it is that obvious. When was the last time you listened to her talk without coaching yourself how to listen and agree without interrupting? You can knock that ish off now. Considering you just recently began teaching yourself how to embrace the realization of how stupid you were yesterday (just yesterday), suggests that, today, only 24 hours later, your words and opinions aren’t superior to hers or anyone else’s—get over yourself! You already talk the world of her, now listen to her world when she talks. You know more about nothing than you do everything.
Open up your #bible again, you’re going on three months without reading a single wOrd—danget! Is it that obvious?
Yes, it is that obvious. Your earbuds quit working three months ago so you haven’t been plugging in the wOrd when you train. You’re in a different country now, living your #life, look at you—a new gym every month! You have food and shelter, you’re happy, you’re #blessed—what you are not is listening to the wOrd—train your heart! How can you find bike trails and exercise joints through challenging language barriers and navigation difficulties and pass on every pair of earbuds you see in plain sight at every market? Don’t forget to exercise your heart. If you’re not listening to the word, what are you listening to? You’re rusty—get a pair of earbuds.
Take the GoPro and iPad out of the backpack, plug them into each other and figure it out—danget! Is it that obvious?
Yes, it is that obvious. You got all of the gear you thought you would need to document your travels—to document your wife’s cooking. You used it for one drawing before stuffing it all back inside the box and for what? You’re seeing more and more people on #steemit using the same equipment and doing the same thing, you’re procrastinating! If they’re doing it, it’s not impossible, they’ve even extended their hand to you and recommended applications for editing—figure it the F out! Film your underwater adventures, the bike rides, everything. Quit talking about it and do it—learn how to use the gear you had to have.
I’ll just put myself on blast then. I never hesitate with anyone else, maybe calling me out like this will work. Eh, @dandays, this is your tune-up calling.
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lovely write friend
thank you for sharing
resteemid
My pleasure—I’m really glad you liked it!
Thanks for stopping by @art-s.
welcome friend
I didn’t notice until last night after I messaged you—thank you for the Resteem @art-s! 👍🏿
Yeah
Thank you also for your efforts
I appreciate you
This is brilliant and I appreciate your thoughts and approach to get going and do things. I remember talking about this with @jrb450 specially when trading but how often we create metal barriers for things we want and do not do because we might feel like falling in the analysis paralysis hell or maybe we just don't really want it. Anyways hope we could go for a bike ride soon.
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Hey, this is a nice surprise! Happy hump day Raserrano, I sure do appreciate this visit!
About that bike ride.. I’m looking forward to it! We’re currently way down in Playas Sámara, left our Air BnB in Potrero yesterday, for a few days, so we could check this place out—it’s goegeous here, have you been here? Next month we’ll be near Panama to extend our passports but heck yeah! We’re looking forward to a bike ride too.
“Mental barriers,” well said! Personally speaking, when I’m new at something or facing a new challenge and, I know it’s important to know, I’m extra nervous! I’m one of those slow learners who really excels down the road, it just takes longer to get there so I’m extra hesitant in the beginning—hence putting things off. I really need to stop doing that! Man, I’m just talking about filming and editing video—the crypto space still does it to me, too, especially when I’m downloading a new wallet!!
Thanks for stopping by @raserrano, seeing your response is a pleasant surprise this morning.
edit I just noticed the Resteem @raserrano, I really appreciate that! Thank you.
Yeah those places are beautiful I would love to suggest some places if you ever wonder what to do next or where to stay. I've a friend down south in Quepos near one of the most popular parks Manuel Antonio, he has this hostel which is absolutely lovely, it is not very fancy or expensive but surely will be a great place to stay on your way down south. I could even send you link or contact in PM (through @partiko)
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You rock, @raserrano! We actually spent one day in Manuel Antonio and we both agreed it wasn’t long enough. We just made a day trip out of it from Atenas about a month ago. We’d like to spend some time there, as soon as it’s in our scope, we’ll be leaning on you. Thank you.. again! And thanks for the Steem monsters hooo up, too, I’m on it!
A life can be interpreted to measure life at this moment... Pause your life..
John 15:13
I don't Bible much, at all, but your post inspired me to find a quote appropriate for this instance. Thank you for the moments of your life spent with my post in mind.
Namaste.
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Whatever it took to get you over here to share that opening sentence and John 15:13 with me shoooooot—I’ll take it! It’s barely after 5am where I’m at and reading that verse just now is a great read first thing in the am—thank you!
I bible quite often, minimum 5 days a week during training so I’ll be into the word for roughly an hour and a half each day. Well, the past 3 months I’ve been listening to silence—must.... change.... that!
Before I say bye, I’d like to direct you toward my “location” on here, up at the top where it shows my name and stuff, my location says Pro.5.21, that’s Proverbs 5:21, let me know what you think!
Thanks a lot for stopping by @sn0n and thanks even more for that verse. God bless us all!
There is always a relationship advice that whenever you are with your partner, did not always make your thought to he superior than her own. She needs attention of her thought not forced agreement of your thought
I don’t know what translation app you’re using, if you’re even using one but I enjoy reading your comments, thanks a lot for continuing to drop me a line.
Thanks for stopping by @adenijiadeshina.
You are always welcome. That is part of me. To raise engagement level among steemians and i will comtinue to do so
My Wife and I work together, live together, and play together...it can be challenging. We are together pretty much non stop. Just joked with her today that I bet we have spent more time together then most life long couples in their 80's.
I know what she is thinking before she thinks it, which then causes me to interrupt her far to often. She gets mad at me for "not listening to her" but I literally can tell her word for word not only what she already said, but what she was planning to say. It truly infuriates her to no end.
I then need to remind myself to just shut up, listen (or pretend to), and then answer. It lasts for a few days...then I fall back into bad behaviors, takes her a few days to point it out again and the cycle happens over and over. It will probably never truly change...sad truth, but it's worked for us this long.
This is such an awesome comment @pifc, that was raw—thank you! I think we’re similarly speaking of the same thing. You must know what I mean by ‘coaching.’
Like you; we live, eat, work etc together, how long have you been married? We just clocked year number two back in December. Maybe you just wrote a mental-note to yourself... is she on the blockchain? Happy Friday!
Thanks a lot for stopping by @pifc.
No she isn't on the blockchain...she can't see the future in it, yet understands why I invest the time I do since I believe in it.
We have been married now for 17 years. She has worked with me most of those years and 3 before that while we were dating. So it's been a long time for us and should give you hope...lol.
There are challenges to waking up next to someone and being with them all day everyday. Sometimes you just need a break. Make sure to keep some activities that you each enjoy on your own. And maybe more important than anything ~don't be afraid~ make sure to keep your own identities while making your new lives together.
Dang! You’re full of them. You one-upped yourself with this one. I didn’t think your last comment could be topped but that would’ve been false. I really appreciate this advice @thedarkhorse. Thank you!
Thanks for the compliment. Sometimes people think I overstep or can't handle talking about real things, but felt you would be open with a post like this.
I probably should come with a warning label. You will get my thoughts in a pure unfiltered way...more so from my personal account then the community account. But either way I very much a what you see if what you get person and you either can accept that about me...or you hate me. There really isn't much in between with me and I'm good with that. Either way I tend to evoke emotion from people and that tells me I'm doing something right in life.
with your partner at home is certainly very pleasant, especially having a good wife is not fussy
You’re absolutely right, spoken like a true professional.
Thanks for stopping by @ustazkarim.
Hi @dandays! Here are my 2 cents if you don't mind... Just STOP and LISTEN, sometimes you can accomplish more by listening than acting.
That is just some wisdom I picked up along my way trough life. I hope this helps a little.
And allways remember, tomorrow is the day you can be better than today :).
I really like that one. 👍🏿 I’ve tried all kinds of tactics, stop and listen is one I haven’t tried yet, thank you! I’ll give it a shot.
Thanks for stopping by @nagasonic.
You are very welcome :). When I see someone in distress I have a strong need to help if I can...
What can I say I can't help it (pun intended), that's how I am :D.
After all I am one of people following your blog. Keep steeming and I wish you all the best.
(btw don't upvote this reply because I will feel like im taking advantage.)
This post got me going dude!! Too often we get comfortable just going through the motions. Our attitudes change, body language, thought processes, and just flat out our hearts change. Without the Word, we slowly bend and mold back into the thinking and acting of the World. I am totally guilty of this myself. My patients runs short with my kids and family and I know I am not pleasant to be around. It has been a long time for me also my brother!! I haven’t gone to church in a while let alone digging into the Word.
The only person that can change you is...you.
Cheers
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Eh what’s happening Splatts, so I’m not the only one huh? I’m used to 5 days a week with the word playing in my earbuds for about an hour and a half each day, it’s been three months of silence—no bueno. I doubt I’ll pass another set up now. 👍🏿
As far as your patience and body language, everything changing, you nailed it when you said acting of the world—nailed it! I think I’m filthy dirty, right, dirt—solid dirt! Each word makes the dirt a little more muddy and, in the beginning, it’s really thick and then eventually the mud gets thinner. At some point, the dirt and mud will clear up, just gotta keep washing it with the wOrd.
Thanks for stopping by @jlsplatts.
When he stops convicting me about things that is when I know I have strayed away from the green pasture and have began to get a little muddy. No matter how stuck in the mud you may be...the lords hand is waiting to pull you out. All we have to do is reach out and seek him.
God Bless Brotha
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you are very happy, and you also have a character that is able to give happiness to your wife, hope your day is always happy
That was such a nice thing to say, thank you! I’m glad you liked my mental-note. I hope your day is happy, too! Where are you from?
Thanks for stopping by @afkat2.
Haha, sometimes I have the same struggle :/
Wow, can't wait for that :D
Hey, this sure is a pleasant surprise,
hello!good morning, insight-out, I heard today is the best Tuesday of the year—any confirmation on that yet?I’m activately working toward accomplishing those things now, I used to see earbuds all the time, I haven’t since I put that article together but, as soon as I do, they’re mine! I’m a work in progress—“guilty!” 😉
Thanks for stopping by @insight-out.