Aren’t home remodeling projects just the best…
Not only do they help to beautify your home but they always bring out the best in you. I know personally that I always know what I am doing and I never lose my cool. I wish.
I was trying to install some door trim the other day when I may or may not have snapped then trim in half, then stabbed it into the wall followed by throwing it into the garage. Yes, I know how ridiculous this is, believe me. But the best part is that I lost my cool with one of my kids when they simply asked “Did you put a hole in the wall?”
IYKYK. Losing my cool wasn’t just about me not being able to complete some home remodeling project. It was about me feeling inadequate as a man. I had allowed the “You are not real man if…” negative thoughts to take root in my head.
I should have just walked away from the project. No project is worth losing my cool and getting angry at one of my kids.
Walking away allows me to collect my thoughts and process what in the world is going on?
About a day later as I was getting ready for bed, I stopped in my living room and thought to myself, “Look at all the work you have already done on this house. You should be proud of yourself.”
“Your past is a reminder of your strength and resilience, not a definition of your worth.” -Unknown