tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post2569612537610993898..comments2023-05-09T04:32:29.368-05:00Comments on OVERWHELMED BY MY BLESSINGS: Learned from ExperienceRobin Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453257548258134246noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-50375085348474112182008-04-14T22:01:00.000-05:002008-04-14T22:01:00.000-05:00Robin - thanks for visiting my blog! And great pos...Robin - thanks for visiting my blog! And great post - you have described me to a tee! I am very hard on myself and excpect so much from myself, and your right... when you have this tendency it DOES spill over to others. It is a character trait that I have had to work very hard to overcome... and I 'taint achieved it quite yet! :) Thanks for the great reminder!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783304767699830781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-36105282693745974452008-04-14T16:17:00.000-05:002008-04-14T16:17:00.000-05:00Haha, I'm a HUGE overachiever and I'm hard on myse...Haha, I'm a HUGE overachiever and I'm hard on myself all the time! Everything has to be perfect...or else. I'm getting better about it, though, and i realize now that it's ok for things to go wrong and to laugh it off.Jordan Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912144584608503580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-34446805400796393052008-04-14T14:44:00.000-05:002008-04-14T14:44:00.000-05:00Am I hard on myself...no never. :) just kidding--I...Am I hard on myself...no never. :) just kidding--I don't let myself get away with anything. I expect a lot and am always expecting more, but the more I've matured, the less demanding I've becomeMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621945693316869152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-51397759979415469412008-04-14T11:41:00.000-05:002008-04-14T11:41:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments. You guys bring up some i...Thanks for the comments. You guys bring up some interesting thoughts. Yes, I agree, it's a very common issue for us first-born, perfectionist types. <BR/><BR/>I still say, that even though you may think you are easier on others, I don't think there's really any way to keep this attitude from spilling over onto others. <BR/><BR/>Roger--good point--guidelines, not rules.<BR/><BR/>Theresa...don't "work" on receiving grace...LOL ;) Just receive it! It's there for the accepting! (and I think you fit in with all the rest of us "mis-fit" pretty well!)Robin Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453257548258134246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-89694362914211801602008-04-14T11:20:00.000-05:002008-04-14T11:20:00.000-05:00You have pretty much nailed me with this post. Th...You have pretty much nailed me with this post. The only thing missing is the fact that I never belong/fit in. God's grace is enough for everyone else but I have never felt worthy of the awesome gift. I am working on it though.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360999280762163378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-87853333452390010982008-04-14T11:08:00.000-05:002008-04-14T11:08:00.000-05:00I use to beat myself in the head and say I was stu...I use to beat myself in the head and say I was stupid! God has transformed me so much where I might give myself too much grace. I am hard on myself still in 2 areas - body image and my voice...it's all vanity for me though.SheriYateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019324909459407714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-26335995629462829422008-04-14T10:27:00.000-05:002008-04-14T10:27:00.000-05:00I have become much better at just letting things s...I have become much better at just letting things slide. I still have goals but they are more of a guideline than a rule.Roger Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477698907237536498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-74862420221115306682008-04-14T10:07:00.000-05:002008-04-14T10:07:00.000-05:00God has brought me so far in this area. I am a bi...God has brought me so far in this area. I am a bit of a free-spirit so I tend be able to accept His grace most of the time...but I still struggle sometimes.shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345706471861215897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-36174267541314552732008-04-14T10:04:00.000-05:002008-04-14T10:04:00.000-05:00Robin- yes- this is me to a T:) Thanks for the rem...Robin- yes- this is me to a T:) Thanks for the reminder that God's grace IS enough.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889421739189168772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-5125282167325886022008-04-14T09:47:00.000-05:002008-04-14T09:47:00.000-05:00Quit reading my diary! :) lol.Quit reading my diary! :) lol.Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951866190296861286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-55391493966549902172008-04-14T09:37:00.000-05:002008-04-14T09:37:00.000-05:00I am extremely hard on myself. I'm my worst criti...I am extremely hard on myself. I'm my worst critic. Surprisingly, I'm not as hard on others. I still expect things but not like I expect it from myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-2981289826638707552008-04-14T09:21:00.000-05:002008-04-14T09:21:00.000-05:00Good one . . . so true. This is definately someth...Good one . . . so true. This is definately something I have to work on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-10848950309712717892008-04-14T09:17:00.000-05:002008-04-14T09:17:00.000-05:00It's harder to give grace to myself. I'll dish it ...It's harder to give grace to myself. I'll dish it out to everyone else and give them all the reasons to be nice to themselves, but for me to do that to me...well, it need to practice it more.Thanks for the post.Natalie Witcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988758152929370388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-76334810721797860182008-04-14T09:02:00.000-05:002008-04-14T09:02:00.000-05:00I'm the firstborn so I think it comes with the ter...I'm the firstborn so I think it comes with the territory to be a little overstructured, uptight at times with a bent toward over-achievement. GRACE. So good to hear today. Mark this down: April 14, today I'm not going to be perfect...Kim Heineckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038943306439230370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-61909254969604347112008-04-14T00:57:00.000-05:002008-04-14T00:57:00.000-05:00Thanks, Robin.Thanks, Robin.deleisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336834580759458236noreply@blogger.com