Thank you for this post. I needed it! I find I will drop projects when I get stuck rather than ask for help or work with someone to figure it out. The most recent project happens to be a jacket, and I have gotten stuck on the collar. The instructions don’t make any sense to me. And I do not like to admit that I can’t figure something out on my own. But I am going to a sit and sew today with my sewing guild group, and I am going to take it with me and ask for help. Thanks to you and your daughter’s example. Put my pride aside.
How wonderful for you and your daughter. You must be infinitely proud of her. As for learning new skills, I believe it to be the best way to keep our minds sharp as we age, not to mention keeping us humble. 😊
The older I get the more I realize I should have sought out feedback instead of taking any criticism personally, as if it reflected on my core being. And you are right, most men do not react as most women do. I remember a time when my colleague and I had had a situation with a client. I stewed all weekend running it over abd over in my mind as to how we did things and what we could have done. On Monday I asked him how much sleep he lost redoing the meeting. He didn't know what I was referring to as he had let it go the minute he walked out of the building. Me? I drove everone nuts at home revising what we should have done and what I was sorry I said. I wish I could say lesson learned, but I do reflect on that when I get myself in a loop of shame.
Congratulations to your wonderful daughter! I guess there's a reason for the saying that "practice makes perfect!" I'm 69 - it's hard to get older, not know how to do new things and not want to "out ourselves" by admitting that. Pride, I guess, in part. Aging is a humbling process in so many ways. We take turns getting older and some things we learn only through that humbling experience we can't imagine when we are young! Comparing my husband and my reactions, I think sometimes I take things more personally - he'll shrug about something that bothers me and say, "It's just business," while I'm busy ruminating...
Thank you Marie. It's not easy but necessary. Being comfortable isn't always the best choice, but it's uncomfortable to face that .
We retired and moved to a farm. We are "farmers" now. All we've managed to grow is weeds.. but we're willing to learn and laugh so it's all good.
Thank you for this post. I needed it! I find I will drop projects when I get stuck rather than ask for help or work with someone to figure it out. The most recent project happens to be a jacket, and I have gotten stuck on the collar. The instructions don’t make any sense to me. And I do not like to admit that I can’t figure something out on my own. But I am going to a sit and sew today with my sewing guild group, and I am going to take it with me and ask for help. Thanks to you and your daughter’s example. Put my pride aside.
How wonderful for you and your daughter. You must be infinitely proud of her. As for learning new skills, I believe it to be the best way to keep our minds sharp as we age, not to mention keeping us humble. 😊
The older I get the more I realize I should have sought out feedback instead of taking any criticism personally, as if it reflected on my core being. And you are right, most men do not react as most women do. I remember a time when my colleague and I had had a situation with a client. I stewed all weekend running it over abd over in my mind as to how we did things and what we could have done. On Monday I asked him how much sleep he lost redoing the meeting. He didn't know what I was referring to as he had let it go the minute he walked out of the building. Me? I drove everone nuts at home revising what we should have done and what I was sorry I said. I wish I could say lesson learned, but I do reflect on that when I get myself in a loop of shame.
Congratulations to your wonderful daughter! I guess there's a reason for the saying that "practice makes perfect!" I'm 69 - it's hard to get older, not know how to do new things and not want to "out ourselves" by admitting that. Pride, I guess, in part. Aging is a humbling process in so many ways. We take turns getting older and some things we learn only through that humbling experience we can't imagine when we are young! Comparing my husband and my reactions, I think sometimes I take things more personally - he'll shrug about something that bothers me and say, "It's just business," while I'm busy ruminating...
Congratulations to your daughter!