You Should Too
I'm finding that I'm a person who doesn't like advice. Either this is a trait that I've always had and just recently become aware of, or it's a trait that has newly become characteristic of my genetic make-up and psychological code. Sometimes I think that it's where I'm at in life that makes the people around me want to advise me so often. I'm in my mid-20s, single, and haven't quite found a career that suits me yet (or even a goal for that matter). Maybe everyone thinks I need the help and that's why it seems like every time I turn around someone is beginning a phrase or a statement with "You should...." I'm finding that the moment those two words come out, internal walls go up and my mind immediately starts racing with reasons why "I shouldn't", no matter how valid the advice may be. The end of my advice related stress is one of two things:
1. Instead of internalizing it, start verbally arguing why "I shouldn't" so that eventually my friends, family, co-workers, and random people I meet on the street are conditioned to never again offer advice. This is probably not a very pleasant way to live life, nor fair to the people I love.
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2. Open up my mind and filter the incoming advice so that the stuff that is worthwhile is actually processed and absorbed, and realizes that the true reason anybody says anything at all is because they care for me and want to enable good things into my life.
'You shoulds' that I choose to heed:
Pray more about this
Lay out for that
Come visit
'You shoulds' that I choose to ignore:
Go out tonight
Apply for Great Lakes
Transfer stores
'You shoulds' that I'm still on the fence about:
Get to him before Flatirons does
Fly more often
1. Instead of internalizing it, start verbally arguing why "I shouldn't" so that eventually my friends, family, co-workers, and random people I meet on the street are conditioned to never again offer advice. This is probably not a very pleasant way to live life, nor fair to the people I love.
-or-
2. Open up my mind and filter the incoming advice so that the stuff that is worthwhile is actually processed and absorbed, and realizes that the true reason anybody says anything at all is because they care for me and want to enable good things into my life.
'You shoulds' that I choose to heed:
Pray more about this
Lay out for that
Come visit
'You shoulds' that I choose to ignore:
Go out tonight
Apply for Great Lakes
Transfer stores
'You shoulds' that I'm still on the fence about:
Get to him before Flatirons does
Fly more often
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