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If you could change one trait…?

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Change one aspect of yourself. What would it be?

Mine would be wrath. If I could just pluck that out of my personality, life would be more pleasant. It seems that so much effort goes into thinking more sweetly about things...I'd like it to come naturally, all the time.

by ba_miracle in Six Words Questions on Feb 26, 2013 | | T-shirt

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illuminatrix says,

Mine's very similar. Irritation. Irritation happens too easily for me for too many reasons and can quickly escalate into harsher levels of anger and wrath. I fight it with all my might, but it requires a lot of effort. Absolutely hate it. I have some friends who are so calm and placid in their demeanor, I just respect the hell out of them and try to empathetically absorb what I can.

maryjane31 says,

I would love to get rid of my anxiety.

Wench says,

Wrath as well. My temper is very rarely loud or wild, but inside of me, it's overflowing. I'm working on it.

accidentaltourist says,

I'd like to find a way to soften the crusty shell I erect around myself to keep me from being taken advantage of. There has to be a kinder, gentler way to protect my tender heart.

jl333 says,

I'd like not to cry so much. My voice gets especially trembly, and get easily teary eyed when I try standing up for myself when I feel like I've been wronged. Happens ALL the time.

Dragonflower says,

My immense sensitivity is both a curse and a blessing. I think I just need more balance with it so it doesn't overwhelm me so much.

Hannahmo says,

I wish I wasn't such a pushover. I have a hard time saying no.

Dragonflower says,

No???
What is this word of which you speak, Hannahmo?

KharisJo says,

I'd forgive and forget more easily.

ba_miracle says,

I get very irritated with myself when I'm easily irritated...perpetually annoying ;-) (quitting smoking comes to mind).

The saying "no" thing is interesting. I spent a year learning to say "yes" and try to really think about something before my gut "no". It was a book "The Magic of Thinking Big" combined with some other business and self help books that encouraged me to say "yes" to every opportunity...it's how I ended up serving on multiple charitable boards and training new agents. Yes can be very empowering too :-).

"Balance" isn't that one of the most elusive words when applied to humans living daily life?

When working sales we had an exercise which included "a wheel of life". It had all the different aspects to daily living; Family, work, god, education, health, ect. Before explaining what it all meant we would have agents fill in the "spoke" of each wheel. Of course most would end up very unbalanced and the goal was to even everything out so "the wheel" could roll smoothly.

I've read The Tao (or Dao) 2x and still struggle with a middle way..."struggle" being the word of irony:-)

oopsalittle says,

Stop thinking that everyone else is right and I'm wrong.
Trust myself more.

JAD says,

Being able to speak my mind at tne appropiate time especially in a group.

ErikaStellar says,

I'd like to quit gossiping about people I don't like. I always feel guilty in the end.

Layne says,

I liked to stop my perfectionist tendencies. It would be nice to be able to accept that something I did was enough.

ba_miracle says,

Now if there was just a simple way to reprogram ourselves...