Barrybran IV - Three Years Forward, 30 Years Back

[Barrybran]

It's too hard to quote on a phone but I agree with the part about my wife not receiving what I'm sending the same way I intend to send it. I understand now that if my wife feels that I come off differently to how I perceive myself then it's fair to say that most people probably see me differently to how I see myself too.

I noticed something quite interesting today. I was at work taking orders and I found myself repeatedly asking for the same orders. In other words, I caught myself not listening. This is all part of why I was so surprised by what my wife told me. I thought I was becoming a better listener but I really wasn't. That disappoints me but I'm not going to beat myself up over it because I feel as though I'm better equipped to handle criticms of myself and learn how to rectify them than I was three months ago.