Are you more outspoken the older you get? (opinion, employees, employment)
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I am a fixer. So if someone asks my advice and then doesn't even consider it, I become pretty
outspoken. I used to be an introvert as well, but melding into an Italian family where everyone
yells, cured me of that.
I think we can all say that: I believe it has to do with a couple of things: 1-we are accustom to peace and quiet, with the kids out of the house, plus we do have more aches and pains. We may not talk about them or even realize them, but they are there. Sometimes we hide them, sometimes they hide from us. they do play a part in our overall moods though.
Yes I am. I used to be politically afraid to talk about things like religion, poltics or race. And I am certainly aware of those in life and on here who enjoy thinking bad about me as one dimensional as racist or whatever.
But I dont care anymore because I am the only one who has to live my life and be responsible for my opinions. When it comes how I feel about things that are unjust, my comments do not focus on any one individual like yourself, just the same as if an English chap commented about Americans, I would not feel that he had me in mind personlly.
I think we can all say that: I believe it has to do with a couple of things: 1-we are accustom to peace and quiet, with the kids out of the house, plus we do have more aches and pains. We may not talk about them or even realize them, but they are there. Sometimes we hide them, sometimes they hide from us. they do play a part in our overall moods though.
I may be the rare exception, but I have a lot more patience than I used to have. I was a very impatient person when I was younger, but I have mellowed and I now realize the futility and stupidity of getting in a rage about trifles. I wish I had been able to adopt that more patient attitude when I was 18! I would have been better off.
I may be the rare exception, but I have a lot more patience than I used to have. I was a very impatient person when I was younger, but I have mellowed and I now realize the futility and stupidity of getting in a rage about trifles. I wish I had been able to adopt that more patient attitude when I was 18! I would have been better off.
I'm more patient now because, frankly, I just don't care and I am selective in my battles. Very few things set me off these days. Since I retired a few years back I decided that being outspoken was a waste of time when I could be reading or doing other exciting things near and dear to my heart such as taking a nap.
I concur with Ketabcha. But it isn't that I just don't care, I've just come to realize my opinion doesn't matter and my vote doesn't count. There are too many agendas everywhere and trying to reason with people is just to demanding on my limited energy. I refuse to have a heart attack or a stroke because someone else upset me. At the same time, I avoid upsetting others. Just not worth the hassle. For that reason, I enjoy and relish being in my home or on my property. If I travel, I fully expect to be delayed, to experience poor service, to wind up in long lines and if it doesn't happen, then I won the lottery. I guess "chilling out" is as good a phrase as any to describe my retired life and view of life generally.
I think I share with your feeling for fairness, maybe even stronger. I rather have few friends than stand silent for obvious unfairness, note this unfairness isn't towards to me but towards to people at large. But for nonpolitical issue, I become more tolerant as I aged.
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Originally Posted by in_newengland
I had a discussion with someone a few years ago and they brought up an interesting idea--Do you want to be right? or do you want to be friends? (or want peace, or happiness, or whatever.)
I always had to be right. Now I can see (sometimes) that there is not just ONE right and even if the other person is wrong, does it always matter? I still have a tendency to fight for what is fair though and I think I waste too much energy on it. Unfairness in general bothers me.
I may be the rare exception, but I have a lot more patience than I used to have. I was a very impatient person when I was younger, but I have mellowed and I now realize the futility and stupidity of getting in a rage about trifles. I wish I had been able to adopt that more patient attitude when I was 18! I would have been better off.
I think that is wonderful. I wish I could say the same. There are things I have patience with, but mostly I am not as mellow as I was one time. I am more accepting of others views though. I no longer think my way is the right way.
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