You Can’t Reach The Ceiling If You Stay On The Flaw

Being aware of your negatives is a positive.

I am so unbelievably impatient.

Moments stretch out for me – I always want everything immediately, now, right this instant. (It never happens that way, but clearly I’m not smart enough to learn from that.)

This, is a flaw.

I tend to constantly envisage the worst case scenario in any outcome. I do this as some kind of morbid ‘expectation cushion’ so that disappointment doesn’t crush my soul, it just breaks it a little.

This, is a flaw.

I am stubborn with my beliefs. When i lock into a thing, I often dig in like the world’s tallest mule, refusing to give ground because you know, this is what I know.

This, is a flaw.

I don’t celebrate these flaws, but it is very important that I’m aware of them. This awareness lets me pause in moments where I may self-sabotaging subconsciously and take a step back.

When I catch myself being impatient, I force myself to slow down and wait. Time will pass whether I will it to or not, so I might as well calm the hell down and let what will be, be.

I have come to battle my persistent skepticism with an equal dose of optimism…