What are you tired of hearing?

Some things are just said too often. Way too often. Very often in fact.

I don’t know the reason, I think maybe out of habit or maybe we don’t realize that the person on the receiving end is silently cringing on hearing that “phrase” for the umpteenth time that day.

So things I am tired of hearing and wishing “If only I had a penny…” yes, I am kvetching again!

From Peanuts 

·         If only I had a penny…: No one and I mean NO ONE, no one gives a penny, so it’s no use wishing.

·         Where do you see yourself…: I see myself successful, rich and a lot happier, whether five years from now, ten years, twenty years, fifty years, a century….that is how I see myself; always. Isn’t that everyone’s ultimate goal? Richer, happier and successful. What else?

·         What do you want to be when you grow up: This was as a kid. Spare me, I was 10, all I was bothered about was getting my math lessons right and shooting the duck in the video game.  

·         I am a complex person; I need to figure things out:  Aren’t we all? Psychology taught me that “Human is a complex being” and that remains. So stop saying that you are the only one. We all are; we all need to figure out so many things, just go with the flow.

·         Things will get better: Yes, they will if you just stop saying so ALL the time. Things do get better, only to get worse again, only to get better again…that is life’s circle. Just play along!

No matter how much I “kvetch”; I will be the one often using them again…If only I had a penny for every time I kvetched!

So, anything you are tired of hearing? Or are you slightly cringing and saying… things will get better!

WHAT IS YOUR "THREE SOMETHING BAD"?

I wasn’t feeling well a few days back and it got me nastier than ever! And I have bad writers block during bad health times. And I got nastier (yes, even more). And suddenly I was reminded of an activity I was introduced to in my first psychology class. Don’t worry, no Freudian philosophy, just a simple activity to get to know oneself better.

As we sat there waiting in anticipation of what a first psychology class will bring, in walked a pretty Professor and after the preliminary introduction she asked us to rip out a piece of paper and do this. Write down three good qualities about yourself, more if you can come up with it. Oh, what fun we had…. Honest, truthful, friendly, sociable, jovial, fun – loving, never say die attitude…plenty came up with up to ten adjectives to prove what a “fun” and “nice” person we are!

Then came the hard part… yes, it always follows the fun. We were instructed to rip out papers again and write three bad qualities about you… anything which you don’t like about yourself and something “bad”… Oh we all had a tough time. Chewing pencils, scratching heads, empty glances, peeping into others ripped blank pieces of paper. After the given five minutes, everyone ended up with a maximum of two or less “something bad” about their selves. When questioned, some responded this way: I might be a bit nasty but only when someone irks me to do so; I might be short tempered but why do people make me angry?

We had learnt our lesson… before psychoanalyzing others, learn about yourself…know your strengths, but know your weaknesses better and work on them!

As for me these are my three “something bad” – I get pretty nasty, I complain a lot (quite obvious from my blog….read more of it!) and I talk way too much.

So tell me, what is your “three something bad”; throw in your three “something good” to make yourself feel better!