You’re Extreme
"You’re extreme." says my husband to me the other night. Not quite getting what he’s saying, I ask "What do you mean?" He responds, "It’s either all or nothing with you. There’s no in between. Nothing in the middle. You’re extreme." I had no response. So I’ve spent a few days mulling this over in my mind. Me? Extreme? Is he right? Is that a BAD thing?
I came to this conclusion. Maybe my husband is right. I mean, I make my mind up and I do it. All or nothing. I pay attention. I take notes. I do my homework so that I do it well or I don’t do it at all. If that’s what he means by "extreme" then, okay, he’s right.
But, it’s not a bad thing, is it? I mean, more often than not, I think this "extremeness" has been a good thing. A thing that has pushed me to succeed in pretty much anything I’ve tackled. That doesn’t mean I haven’t had bumps along the way or that I’ve not made my share of mistakes. It just means that in the end, I come out on top because once I’ve made up my mind, I’m doing it. Period. The end. Okay, so I’m extreme. What now?
April 2, 2007 at 3:30 pm
And my soon-to-be ex told me I was "obsessed". I think they’re just jealous because they don’t have the "stick-to-it-tiveness", the desire or the willpower to be as committed. It requires A LOT of effort and constant attention. And because YOUR interest may not be the same as THEIRS, it’s "extreme".
Is it bad? Absolutely NOT. They’re just jealous - and jealousy is what’s bad!
April 2, 2007 at 3:57 pm
keep at it. Stay motivated. I use to go through the same thing. People who dont do what we do just dont understand about the hunger about the battle in the gym between you and the weights.
April 2, 2007 at 4:26 pm
If you weren\’t, you\’d be wasting your time. Who wants to be a half *ss???? LOL
April 2, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Nothing wrong with being an extremist. Some things need to be taken to what other people see as extreme but are what we may see as normal.
I’ve been labelled extreme on a number of my adventures in life. Give it all or not at all.
Del
April 6, 2007 at 12:17 pm
I have heard that all my life… Keep it up