tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post5548714188441809493..comments2024-03-20T02:17:35.429-05:00Comments on Giftie Etcetera: Living Peacefully With The UnplannedGiftie Etceterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-4877158594858589782014-10-21T05:04:09.603-05:002014-10-21T05:04:09.603-05:00I've had to realize the part about not changin...I've had to realize the part about not changing people, but finding realistically what you can accept and what you can negotiate. You have to have a system that works even if it's not perfect. :)<br /><br />Living on a hospital compound in Congo, my interruptions come more from constant stream of people at my door. It's a challenge to be patient with that 15th interruption to the same task or whatever, and realize that the person doesn't know they are part of a big string of interruptions.<br /><br />I have ladies who work in my house- cooking/cleaning- and they cut down on some of the interruptions at the door, but then sometimes they don't have a good sense of when to ask questions/interrupt- school or whatever. Part of life wherever you are. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192064538924964308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-47857093676323643842014-10-20T14:26:52.288-05:002014-10-20T14:26:52.288-05:00I so agree with all your points, but especially th...I so agree with all your points, but especially the last one. You can't change other people so you have to change your reaction to them. If you know they're late, you have to compensate. If you know they forget, you have to compensate. Doing that isn't to make it easier for them, it's to make it easier for YOU! <br /><br />Great, great point!pattygardner.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465166654988101342noreply@blogger.com