Concerning Negativity and Maturity

More thoughts from the awakening brain this morning:

As we are now about to enter Day 6 of the Excellent Adventure, I find two things that need to change in me (what?  you mean this wasn’t meant to be just a fun trip?  😉  )

First, I realize something I’ve inherited from my Dad.  Negativity.  As I’ve interacted with him for 5 days now, I think (this is just my perception, it may not be true, but hey, it’s helping me) that my Dad disagrees sometimes just to disagree.  I do that, too.  Depending on the situation or relationship, sometimes I point out flaws in a person’s reasoning or disagree with them when it’s really not necessary.  God, forgive me for this and help me to change.  Because, I realize, that…

…it coincides with the second thing.  That sometimes I just want to get my way.  And sometimes that’s the only reason I say things.  If there’s a solid reason to disagree with something, then OK, but just because things aren’t going the way I think they should or people aren’t doing the things I want them to, that’s not a good reason.  Is this why parents say “because I said so” sometimes?  Because they know they’re wrong and can’t come up with anything else?  Again, God, forgive me for this and help me to ch – scratch that, I choose  to change.  I choose to take that step.  (Seems I remember a post about “Initiative” last week…)

Ah, growth…

Saddle up…

WAIT!  I forgot a picture yesterday.  This was near Flagstaff:

PROGRAMMING NOTE – ADDENDUM:  ALL of the Excellent Adventure posts have secret messages in the pictures if you hold your mouse over them.  Fun!  Forgot to mention that last night.