This is hard to do – confine my faults to 50 words or less – abbreviate a long list of shortcomings lest I bore you even more, or go completely to town on myself. I’ve wasted 35 words already (make that 40)!
Can I start again? You can count from NOW.
- I yell – my worst trait
- Over-dramatisation *the hypen makes it only one word
- Rumination
- Self-criticism *again, one word
- Judgment
- Disorganisation
- Sobriety *not of the drinking kind, but the too serious kind
- I drink too much
- Procrastination
- Over-analysis *
- Playing the martyr
- Resentment
- Jealousy
- Indecisiveness
- Impatience
- Lack of focus
- Lack of presence
- Easily frustrated
- Pessimism
- Naivety
- Over-sensitivity*
- I care too much
- I care too little
- I forget names
- I can’t sew, craft…..
That’s it – 50 words (although there are plenty more things I could add that I can’t do – not faults really, just not strengths).
I thought I’d best do a list of the many ways in which I’m better than my worst, more than my faults. So here it goes in 50 words, or more.
There – 53 words! It wasn’t that hard.
Which list do you find harder to write? Remember modesty and self-confidence are equally virtues.
We are the yin-yang sum of our strengths and our faults and the equation is always changing. I know I balance my faults with my strengths, and I’m working on fewer faults (or less extreme expressions of them).
Hopefully it all adds up to growth.
Care to make a list? Or maybe you might want to try a love letter instead?
Kathy X
8 Comments on “My faults (in 50 words or less)”
Oh Kathy, I think I’d need more than 50 words for my faults! I love that you balanced it out (in true Yin Yang style) with the positives too. My favourite: “I remember hearts and faces”. Looking forward to seeing your face next month at Problogger! Meanwhile, have a good weekend.
That’s a great exercise in self awareness. Good job!
Although you’re right, I probably wouldn’t call them faults. Perhaps “a list of things to work on” …. but then that would just take up too many words ….
I’d find the positives hard to write – even more so if someone was going to see them!
I have a list in my head of both. Am always trying to work on the negatives I guess and maximise my use of my positives. I’ve never specifically thought about it like that before, but that is what I’m doing.
You’re such a clever girl. The perfect Yin Yang post. I was in a cafe yesterday and there was a mother with a four year old sitting having cake. Out of the blue the mother just started yelling at the little girl. Everyone in the cafe stopped and looked. I yelled at mine too but nothing like that and I’m sure you don’t either. I was disturbing. In fact I might even write a post about it. Add that to your list Kathy. You’re inspiring 🙂
I would find it easier to write my fault list I think – I can relate to a lot of your faults and, unfortunately self-criticism* is one I continue to work on. I try to get out of my head and be positive as much as possible though. I think top of my positive list would be self-awareness since at least I try to work on my faults… I’m sure that you are the same. Thanks for sharing
You strength far outshine your weaknesses hun. I can happily rattle of my faults.. but as for identifying and listing my strengths… I would struggle with that one because I am my own worst critic xx
I’ll definitely give this a try. Its a good exercise in self-awareness which we could all use more of (I know I could). Your negatives are your human side. The fact that you can list them shows you can work on them, half the battle.