27.
Persistent v. Pigheaded
“The second
brick I found was persistence,” I told Tigger.
“I hadn’t gotten myself into that mess overnight. I wasn’t going to get out of overnight. People weren’t going to change their opinions
of me because I’d gone to an AA meeting or two.
I had to keep going even when I didn’t seem to be making much
progress. I couldn’t give up because
other people doubted me.”
“I suck at sticking with things,” Tigger said.
“It takes practice,” I said. “But before you work on it, make sure you
know the difference between persistence and pigheadedness. Persistent people move relentlessly toward
something, but are smart enough to change directions if they have to. Pigheaded
people plow ahead even when they hit a brick wall. They can’t detour, they won’t adjust.”
Tigger smiled. “My
sister and my brother-in-law love my nephew.
They want him to get his act together, neither one of them will give up
on him. My sister just started
going to Al-Anon to figure out how other parents deal
with their kids’ addiction. My brother-in-law yells at the kid every day, all
day. She’s persistent, he’s pigheaded.”
Today I will be persistent not pigheaded.
Writing My New Story © 2015 by Ken Montrose
(Just a
reminder: Writing My New Story is a
work of fiction. Any resemblance to
anyone you might know is purely coincidental.)
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