August
2006
Eating Your Words
To eat one’s words: v. to retract what one has said.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
How many times have you said “I’d never do that!” or “that’s just not for me”? There are some things that Mike and I tend to think we’re taking a stand on in one season of life only to come to a completely different conclusion at another point in life. Sometimes those seasons are many years apart, other times… months. Over the past two weeks one or both of us has had to “eat our words” in regards to some purchases that have been made. This made me realize that I probably do this more often than I realize and I have decided to try and keep track of it. One of my questions is “do I make too many blanket statements about what I will or won’t do?” The other is “Am I being true to my beliefs or ideals? Or were they unrealistic to begin with?” If you’re interested, you’ll find those posts under this category.
