QotD: I Was Wrong

How often are you

wrong?  Do you find it difficult to admit it when you are? 
Submitted by emily ann.

I have to assume I get something wrong at least once a day. It's one of the reasons I have learned the art of respectful silence, though I am by far a master. It's the only way to rest between the two sides of RPM. Both can be amusing, both have strong emotions and both can be very extreme.

A tale of two RPMs

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My Leo elements are strong, proud and often arrogant. This side knows what it knows and will be happy to tell you all about it if you so choose to inquire (and sometimes when you have not). This side possesses the full belief that everything I believe and say is one hundred percent correct for me (for me translates into for us all by default). If you don't agree...it's not me that wrong, but you - for disagreeing with me. I won't say that out loud, but I'll feel it - deep in my bones. And if I'm not careful...I might let a little attitude seep out to punish you for it. This side of me finds it extremely difficult to admit that I'm wrong, and if I do admit it, I usually go into mourning shortly thereafter. This, thankfully is not as bad as it used to be, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit it's still there. And each time she rears her big, giant head...I find myself wincing for a little while afterwards.

My Cancer elements are always willing to be a martyr. Not only will I fall on my sword, but I will fall on yours, your cousin Janice's and even the elderly neighbor down the street. This side apologizes for things it didn't do, apologizes for future transgressions that may or may not happen and tends to believe that her wrongs could potentially bring about the destruction of man. Needless to say, this side gets tired. Drained, in fact. It's not easy carrying the weight of the world's wrongs on your shoulders.

Ironically, my Leo side rarely apologizes for the things that truly require apologies and my Cancer side apologizes all over the place for things she was very entitled to say or do. That's just reality. And the older I get, the more I appreciate those who can lay their flaws on the table as quickly as their attributes. I get bored with the laundry lists of what people do well. Talk to me about where your fucking up, that's the stuff that really feels sincere.

As for the warring Leo and Cancer....Once I find the "me" in the middle of these two extremists, I think I'm gonna be pretty stellar. Until then...depending on the day and the situation I'll either roar or place myself on a sacrificial slab. But at least you'll say I never bored you.

Cheers for reading and Happy Monday!