& self-awareness post!
Sometimes you realize things about yourself. Either through a new experience or self-analysing. Not always is the new knowledge something you really want to admit about yourself; it might be a flaw which suddenly shone a light on; a personality trait which you'd rather you didn't have.
I have many of those. Actually, most of the time when I realise something new about myself, I find a side to myself which I find to be negative. Thing is, even a negative personality trait is better off acknowledged. If you admit to your faults, you can overcome them. If you admit to being flawed, you can recognise that behaviour and - perhaps - do something about it. Before people around you distance themselves from you because of it.
I realised something new about myself tonight. Something I see as a negative personality trait, but doesn't have to shown as such to people around me, because it can be something that only goes on on the inside, if I am aware of it and can control it. If others were to know about this, they may perceive it as something hurtful or even outrageous, but if I know to recognise it and limit the way in which this personality trait is expressed, I can keep this part of myself and be okay with it, because no one else will even know that I have this flaw.
Also, by knowing your own flaws and less desirable personality traits, you will also know which you aren'tclaim to know you, and wants to point out your flaws for you. By knowing yourself, you can simply accept the criticism, nod and tell yourself "no, this isn't correct and I can discard it as something that is probably this other person's fault more than my own". OR you can agree with them, if you find that their conclusion about you is correct, and simply tell them "yes, I know, and I am working on not submitting to this flaw of mine".
There's some light psychology for you this lovely evening. I had a different purpose for this post to begin with, but I think this, more general thought-dump, feels better, and I can keep what I've discovered about myself tonight to... myself! Yup!
I have many of those. Actually, most of the time when I realise something new about myself, I find a side to myself which I find to be negative. Thing is, even a negative personality trait is better off acknowledged. If you admit to your faults, you can overcome them. If you admit to being flawed, you can recognise that behaviour and - perhaps - do something about it. Before people around you distance themselves from you because of it.
I realised something new about myself tonight. Something I see as a negative personality trait, but doesn't have to shown as such to people around me, because it can be something that only goes on on the inside, if I am aware of it and can control it. If others were to know about this, they may perceive it as something hurtful or even outrageous, but if I know to recognise it and limit the way in which this personality trait is expressed, I can keep this part of myself and be okay with it, because no one else will even know that I have this flaw.
Also, by knowing your own flaws and less desirable personality traits, you will also know which you aren'tclaim to know you, and wants to point out your flaws for you. By knowing yourself, you can simply accept the criticism, nod and tell yourself "no, this isn't correct and I can discard it as something that is probably this other person's fault more than my own". OR you can agree with them, if you find that their conclusion about you is correct, and simply tell them "yes, I know, and I am working on not submitting to this flaw of mine".
There's some light psychology for you this lovely evening. I had a different purpose for this post to begin with, but I think this, more general thought-dump, feels better, and I can keep what I've discovered about myself tonight to... myself! Yup!