I am going to share part of an email that I just sent. I unintentionally hurt someones feelings that I do care about and appreciate. I am sorry that that I hurt this persons feelings. I am sharing this not because I want a pat on the back . It is only because this not only applies to me but so many other people that you may be working with on a daily basis. Please keep this in mind when I or someone else is snippy or unintentionally hurts your feelings. Also keep this in mind when you ask someones opinion and dont like their answer. I try to always put on my best Mrs. Graber face on when it comes to neighborhood stuff. I am not perfect and I have really done a good job at publicly proving this. I want to say that I do try not to offend people or hurt their feelings. I also would like to let people know I also have feelings just like they do and they can also be hurt. Unfortunately, I have worked in construction for a very long time and have to work very hard to keep my gruff personality at bay. Please keep this in mind if I seem harsh at times. I really do try to be good..... What people dont understand is, that I am fielding so many different complains almost daily that it becomes very difficult for me sometimes. No one seems to realize that I cant fix everything. That I cant make everything right as they perceive it should be. I can try, and I do try most of the time. Unfortunately, I often feel like when my opinion is requested and it is not what someone wants to hear, they get angry at me because they dont like the answer that they have been given. They also do not realize that just like they have just gone through something unpleasant and feel like they need to report it to me so I can do something about it, I may be dealing with something unpleasant at the time they contact me. That I respond at that time because Its the right thing to do not because I necessarily want to. It makes me very upset when I am asked Why do you even answer if youre in the middle of something?. I answer because I volunteered to do a job that, believe it or not, I take very seriously. I also answer because usually I am responding to people who I care about and consider friends. I also would hope that they would do the same for me. This is also why it hurts me when people get angry with me when I am asked and then I have to tell them something they dont want to hear. I have spent the last six years trying to make our neighborhood the best it can be. Because of this, I have met some of the most wonderful people and made some incredible friends that I wouldnt have otherwise. This is why I continue in this sometimes very difficult volunteer position. This is also why I make considerably more work for myself .... and others for that matter. I appreciate everyone who also participates and works so hard to help me in trying to make this neighborhood the best it can be. I am so happy to be able to consider these people some of my most wonderful friends and dont know what I would do without them at times. I feel I need to share this because I cant be perfect all the time. I am human. I also get my feelings hurt. I am also sorry that I hurt yours.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:58:56 +0000
Trending Topics
© 2015