Posts Tagged by irritation
AJ’s advice – patience
| May 20, 2012 | Posted by Alaa Jasim under AJ's Advice |
We have all had those days where we hate the world and everything in it, and nothing seems to move fast enough. There are always times when you just want to get something over with so you can just go home and do something more fun. Not nearly enough of us (often, myself included) are patient enough, and a lot of us can be short-tempered and perhaps a little irritable. Being patient – becoming patient – can be pretty important in a world full of people that need help, or that are just generally irritating. Maybe it’s watching that damn painting dry, or waiting for results: patience is a life skill and a virtue, and we could all stand to… more
AJ’s advice – irritation
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by Alaa Jasim under AJ's Advice |
This week’s problem is an interesting one. I asked for suggestions on Facebook, and got several. One being: “How does one simply walk into Mordor?” (one does not), and another being the actual question for this week. The question comes from a good friend of mine, and it made me chuckle at first, but then I thought, well, who doesn’t feel like this from time to time? So the question is: “How do I stop feeling like killing my younger brothers in cold blood on a daily basis?” A tad strong, but valid. Younger siblings can be annoying, irritating, angering – and in fact, so can older ones. It’s when they start nagging and nagging and nagging at you, constantly… more
