Best and worst trait? Annnnnd go! I think about my worst trait quite often, only because I am continuously working on improving it. Should I tell you mine? I don’t know. I’ll probably overthink it if I do. Yep. You guessed it. I overthink, overanalyze, worry…any of the above, I do it. And I do it hard. I’m an overthinking superstar! At times, this tendency has prevent me from acting on things I wanted, speaking up in a meeting, asking to do specific activities over others with friends, and it annoys the crud out of any people that I vocalize these worries to. Thinking about this attribute of mine led me to speculate if our primary love language and our worst traits are connected? My primary love language is “words of affirmation”. (Here is a link to find out yours, if you’re curious: https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes). Funny how “overthinking” and “words of affirmation” could intertwine in some regards. I like to receive (verbal or written) words of affirmation no matter what the situation (overthinking things or not), but I wonder if I’m even more hungry for it due to this wretched tendency I have? Random thought to mull over I suppose. What is your worst trait and your primary love language? Are they linked at all? My action plan to improve on this penchant is to be aware of myself and my motive behind the thought. If I find myself fixated on a concern or holding back out of worry, ask myself, “ Is this a legitimate and logical thought? Or is this thought based on no sound reason, just me worrying on a meticulously ridiculous level?” If it’s the nonsensical option, shut it down. Distract my thoughts with something unrelated. Write a blog perhaps? Frolic in the living room? Hey, whatever helps. Learning about ourselves is the first step to escaping that persistent tendency.
