Bad Habit Friday III

I need to slow down and trust my instincts. It’s been a crazy week at work and at home and I haven’t stopped to hear myself think.

I’m a really trusting person and I probably put too much stock in people. I get burned because I see the promise in them more than they see in themselves. I sometimes fill in the blanks with what I want to see instead of what’s really there.

I want to see and believe the good in people. I don’t think that’s necessarily a negative. It’s when I fail to see the reality that I start feeling like I’ve got “welcome” stamped on my back and I’m starting to collect footprints on my backside.

I don’t want to list out specific examples. I don’t want to hurt others or even let them think that I have doubts in them.

I just need to remind myself that the red flags are there and I need to see them for what they are—warnings that should be heeded.

A proud Top 10 finish

I finished tenth in Cynical Dad’s parenting blogger NCAA Basketball Bracket. No fancy formulas here. Just some good, old fashioned gut instincts and common sense. The number of Cinderella teams who beat the odds threw me off my very brief run at the top of the heap. It was glorious while it lasted, but I’m in Vegas, so I never trust that the odds are ever in my favor.

Go Rebels. We’ll be back next year.

You know this is going to come back and bite them in the ass.