{"id":1305,"date":"2014-11-01T22:15:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T05:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2014-11-01T22:15:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T05:15:59","slug":"19-days-til-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2014\/11\/01\/19-days-til-30\/","title":{"rendered":"19 days til 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

This idea was contributed by one of my most loyal readers who has asked to stay anonymous. But he’s got a full list of great ideas that I’ll be using over the next few weeks. If you have an idea, then please let me know it!<\/em><\/p>\n

A way you’ve become more forgiving<\/strong><\/p>\n

After going a bit heavy two days ago, I wanted to pick a question with a more positive tone. <\/p>\n

I think the most humbling experience is having children because they teach you how right your parents were all those times you thought they were complete fools. <\/p>\n

It really helps put perspective on how many times I should have said sorry or just realized that I was wrong. <\/p>\n

It also helped me center on the journey that people take to get from point A to point B. It takes time. It’s much slower than you want. And you can’t do it for the other person. <\/p>\n

It drove me crazy when my girl’s soccer team didn’t get it. I mean, how could they not. The task was easy, and I was a genius coach. <\/p>\n

Neither, it turns out, actually matters. <\/p>\n

So how have I become more forgiving? First, I understand my parents more clearly. Second, I’m more patient with life’s journey. <\/p>\n

It’s been a healthy, humbling combination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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