So I read this article today http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/guide/happy-marriage-no-nitpicking
It's about marriage and deals with the pointlessness of nitpicking.
As I was reading, I found myself wondering about how often I "nitpick" the people around me needlessly. Maybe it's a little hard for me to realize that I nitpick strangers. I'm thinking about it like this, how often do I think to myself, "Well that guy doesn't know how to drive," or "oh my God, that ladies dress looks like a cereal box?" If nitpicking breeds bad love between married people, is it negatively effecting my relationship with the world? I think incessant nipping at the world around me is probably pretty unnoticed by the world but really keeps my head jammed full of trashy thoughts.
I'm offering myself this challenge: Tomorrow I will not nitpick at anyone for any reason. I will totally let people be people without my internal dialog. I don't know if I can do it, but setting it as a goal for the day should help me see how much I'm doing it and help me see how much negative chatter I'm feeding myself.
Want to join me? Just one day? Can you do it? No nitpicking even in your mind? I think it's going to be harder than I think it's going to be.
They say the hardest thing is when the world is being hard on you, not to become hard too. I've had a rough pacth lately and I've decided the thing to to is to be nice to everyone. Hi there. I don't know you, and I don't love you in any "let's make babies" kinda way, but I'm glad you're on the planet with me and I want you to have a nice day. Please enjoy these posts and feel just a little better when done.
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