Since this is a somewhat humbling blog . . . being about pride and all, I thought I'd just post this beautiful mountain sunset picture and enjoy it for a moment. The mountains are my favorite place to be! Isn't that beautiful?Now, where was I? Oh yeah, pride.
Whew -- since pride goeth BEFORE the fall, it's a good thing I came in on the relatively low end of the deal. Apparently, I still have work to do.
| Your Pride Quotient: 34% |
 You're a little prideful, but nothing out of the norm. Like everyone, you enjoy attention. But you're also good at sharing the spotlight! |
Seriously, there is a lot of judgment going on in the world today. If you have values you're archaic. If you dress trashy, well then, you're trashy (okay, they may have a point there.) If you adhere to a religion and live by its principles and precepts you're a "goody-two-shoes" or one of the "opiate" induced masses. If you're a conservative "life ends as we know it" according to the liberals. It goes on and on.
Now, my husband accuses me of being a Pollyanna. I'll admit, I'm a glass half-full kind of gal. But come on, can't we all just get along? I get really sick of culture pride taken into the "accept me and my ways or I'll kill you" phase. I also get sick of being told if I don't like what somebody is doing I'm racist. Excuse me, if you kill someone . . . I'm pretty sure I don't like you because you're a murderer, not that you're purple, yellow or pink? Not a lot of judgment going on there?
Not sure where judgment comes into the pride thing? Don't ask me, my brain took a side trip and took my fingers along with it.
I think I digressed quite a bit there . . . so back to the sunshiney part. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, pride. So I'm a little prideful. Okay, I can live with that.
Now, my husband accuses me of being a Pollyanna. I'll admit, I'm a glass half-full kind of gal. But come on, can't we all just get along? I get really sick of culture pride taken into the "accept me and my ways or I'll kill you" phase. I also get sick of being told if I don't like what somebody is doing I'm racist. Excuse me, if you kill someone . . . I'm pretty sure I don't like you because you're a murderer, not that you're purple, yellow or pink? Not a lot of judgment going on there?
Not sure where judgment comes into the pride thing? Don't ask me, my brain took a side trip and took my fingers along with it.
I think I digressed quite a bit there . . . so back to the sunshiney part. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, pride. So I'm a little prideful. Okay, I can live with that.
Pride Goeth Before the Fall
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
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Firstly, thanks for checking out my little blog. :-) Secondly, prideful is such a taboo word. It's good and bad and indifferent. I suppose though as we are tought to use everything in moderation that pride and judgment have to come into play now and again. We need those compases in order to direct our thoughts and opinions. I can live w/ being a little prideful as well. Happy Sabbath.
ReplyDeleteErin Stump
Ah, thank you Erin. You've put it into perspective, which after a long week of travel I was sorely lacking.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sabbath to you as well.
Fun test again, I'm 13%.
ReplyDeleteIt says: "You're the furthest thing from prideful - truly humble.
You don't consider anyone or anything beneath you."
True. I just NEVER do that.
ps: I haven't seen 'Becoming Jane' yet, I might.
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Marja -- you're an amazing woman. I aspire to be more like you. 13% wow! I have so much work to do to get it down to that number!
ReplyDeleteSeeing Becoming Jane on Wednesday. Can't wait!
Thanks for visiting my blog. Great post. I got 37%. I think the first question about the offended friend put me up there. I actually think I am probably more prideful than it shows. It is truly something I worry about and try not to have. Speaking of judgement, I hope you won't judge me because I don't have a common interest in LDS as you mentioned on my blog. I had to laugh about the racist comment you made, haha I mean the comment about not being racist. I so agree with you and you put it so well. I tend to be a bit of a Pollyanna which can also get me into trouble but at least I am happy.
ReplyDeleteThere is one thing that really gets me going related to judgement. When there is a rule or instructions for something, there are those that follow, and those that don't. If a rule follower says something, she is called a goody-two-shoes, and is considered prideful or arrogant or legalistic. What interests me is that those people say that, all the while breaking the rule or law and I would assume having the feeling of entitlement to do so, or the feeling of being above the rule or law. It seems a little contradictory to me that they should call someone else arrogant.
Sorry, your blog, my rant.
Dawn thanks for dropping by. I went to my profile and clicked on my common interests to see who else was out there. I can't remember which one you were, but I only made comments on blogs that peaked my interest.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful remarks and ones that provoke additional thinking. Thanks for post it.
First of all, I would like to say, thank you for commenting on my blog earilier today in regards to my dog Goliath. Now as to your post. When I was a youth, I was very judgmental and it cost me dearly because I have only one or two friends from high school that I keep in touch with. When I realized that treated people the way that I did, I changed my ways. I decided that I didn't want to live that way anymore. I wanted to be true to others and to myself. This new awareness of myself has given me the ability to show love for myself and for others. Now I have long lasting friendships. Now, don't think I am perfect, because I am not, but all I have to do is remember how I was back in high school nearly 20 years ago and how I treated others & that is all that it takes to put me back on the path to do what is right.
ReplyDeleteI do know how to spell....Just incase you wondered, lol....I meant to come back and say replace tought w/ tAught. :-)
ReplyDeleteErin
Holly,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that with me. I think we can all look back and see ways in which we could have behaved better. Now we can only hope we all follow your example and become better people in spite of the past.
Erin,
ReplyDeleteNo worries, typos are the bain of everyone's existence who writes.
I couldn't agree with you more about the ways people think of you if you hold on to your ideals. I found that to be true even as a teacher in front of a classroom. The test looks linteresting, but I'm afraid I'll have a high pride percentage. I think you were also the very first person to view my blog. I haven't even handed it around to friends yet. Sorry for your own losses.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I admit, I was nervous to take this test. I've been doing a lot of studying and thinking about humility today so this just kind of hit home. I came in at 23%. Still a lot higher than I'd like it to be.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad Blogthing isn't the indicator of whether or not we'll get into Heaven. :)
Jordan, thanks for dropping by. The questions are quite restrictive, so you can't take the results too seriously. Thanks for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteHi Tristi,
ReplyDeleteNo kidding!
First of all, what a gorgeous picture. I love sunsets. Did you take it?
ReplyDeleteI took the quiz and got 22%. I don't think I'm prideful in the way the quiz looks at things. I'm not easily offended and not terribly self-centered. But sometimes I judge people who are crude and rough in their actions and language. I have learned to curb pride whenever I can because I find life has a way of humbling you if you can't learn to humble yourself.
No I didn't take the picture. Wish I had . . . it's gorgeous, I know it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you can't take it too seriously. The questions are entirely too vague. So, you're safe -- still not as prideful as me, according to the test.
Hi Candace,
ReplyDeleteI joined the webring. Thanks for the invitation.
A.W.
Oops - 37%! "you enjoy attention. But you're good at sharing the spotlight." Well, duh!
ReplyDeleteI think I am prideful about some things - but I am so humble about being prideful, that I am totally surprised it shows. :)
Alienated Wannabe -- you've been activated on the webring. Thanks for dropping by.
ReplyDeleteKris,
ReplyDeleteAgain -- I hardly think the questions would allow an accurate reading. I'm sure that we are all proud about the things we're supposed to be proud about and not at the expense of someone else, or stepping on someone else.
I'm convinced we're all super!