Look at Me!

No, I am not on a mission to capture your attention just because I would like attention.  Rather, I am going to briefly share about how I look at myself from an introspective view.  I spent some time yesterday and today thinking about some of the actions I take that then inform my emotions and further actions.

One thing that comes to mind pretty quickly is that I can be an angry driver in traffic.  As I have had pointed out to me in the past, I get worked up about very little at times.  Now thinking about and looking at this a little more closely, I have been able to notice some of my physiological reactions such as elevated pulse and blood pressure.  Neither of these is something that I would like to have occur so I can continue to identify when I am working myself up and attempt to pull back on that in order to have a happier and healthier existence.

Another item that I have been aware of in the past, though I now have a new way of understanding it is when I communicate directly with others.  When I say directly, I mean direct in a sometimes blunt manner. I am confident in my thought so I communicate with this same confidence, though I sound as though I may be unwilling to change my mind or dialogue with people.  This is something that will be especially valuable to keep in mind in the future as I do prefer a dialogue and discussion with others, though I don't necessarily get there due to the nature of my communication style.

There are literally dozens of areas that I can look at much more critically about myself and how I go about my life.  I will keep working on these two specific examples though and take on new areas of my life in the future.