I tend to be an impulsive person. I have learned as I get older that, whenever possible things work out much better for me and those I care about when I think before I speak or act. I’m also a loner, so I get lots of time to think things out. I consider it a luxury as well as a necessity.
I wish I was more of a doer and less of a thinker. Living alone has enabled me to work on myself and get out there and “just do it” instead of being vicarious about things. This gets back to the Serious Question posed today.
All of the above. When all of my pins are firing I can be quite an incredible combo of thinker and doer. I struggle to tranquilize the naysayer and procrastinator in me - life is just too damned short.
Thinker/Procrastinator … If I could have lived my life in my head, it would have been action-packed! Unfortunately, I stumble when it comes to the doing, and it has had a big impact on my life. As a child, I was incredibly introverted, which, in turn, made me incredibly self-conscious. Fear ruled a lot of my decisions (or, I guess, non-decisions.) A positive of aging is really “getting it” finally: people truly don’t care what you’re doing, and you’re a lot less important than you think you are. It’s freeing. Now I understand why you never knew what was going to come out of Grandma’s mouth next - she didn’t care what anyone thought!
It is situational and can be a mixture of any or all of the choices, or none of the choices. Even procrastination requires the action of putting things off and there are times when I just want to sit and veg out.
Dpending on the day or the time of day I can be all of the above. Also depends on the issues involved too.
If I think something’s a bad idea I will say so and have no qualms about it . I have naysaid a few things in my lifetime.
I think first then generally I do. I have been known to procrastinate, especially with dusting LOL.
However I tend be one of those people who generate ideas and then try to mentor or motivate others to put them into practice.
I think, yes, but more, I hope for love for and between people. God intends for us to further goodness, affection, and true devotion for and amongst people. Can we do better today? We can try!
I guess I am an optimist, in spite of current hard times at home, in the family, and in the world. (Why was that not one of the choices?)
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