I had to wait a long time to see the receptionist, and as I sat in the same place in the waiting room, staring at the photo collages on the wall, I once again felt my heart beating so hard I was sure it must be visible even beneath my coat. I did not want to swallow my pride and apologize, did not want to sit there in such discomfort, rehearsing what I would say.
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Swallowing my pride
A person suppresses his pride in order to adopt a more humble stance. He might do this out of necessity because he has no other option. It is also possible that he does this because he wants to be a better person, or to do the right thing. The two examples below show the idiom used in both manners.
Let go of the feelings and thoughts that are weighing you down. That includes resentment, taking things personally, and being harsh with yourself. Remind yourself that when you swallow your pride, you can make more space in your life for positive emotions to take over.
Like many of you, I hate asking for help, but this week I have had to swallow my pride, ask for help from friends and family, and will have to continue to have to lean on their generosity for the next couple of months. My current situation serves to remind me of the importance of networks. The situation may be different than job-hunting, but the lesson is still the same. I need help, whom can I call? Who will understand? Who won't be a jerk about it? Fortunately, I have fantastic friends and family who have stepped up to help out by: picking up my meds, picking up the kids, picking up a pizza and then doing the dishes before leaving. They have been great about asking what I need and even better, anticipating what I might need and just doing it. Clearly, I'm a lucky woman.
We are all busy. And we are too keenly aware that one monkey wrench thrown into the works (broken arm, broken car, broken lawnmower) can lead to your house of cards completely collapsing. We've all been there and we can help each other through the collapse. So look around, anticipate, and listen. Then take the step to be the person that your network will be happy to help when you need it. Even though you hate to have to swallow your pride and ask.
I steadfastly cling to my pride, holding it in my heart until it consumes me. I worry that shattering my walls will drive you away, pushing you further and further from me until all that remains is my broken heart. But this is me summoning the courage to swallow my pride, sharing the words on my heart without reservation.
It has come to my attention that I do need to swallow my pride to ask for help. My work hours at Bartell Drugs Store are an average 10 to 20 hours a week. It will take at least four months to save up $2,500 if these hours keep up like this.
Just because it's called a fight, doesn't mean that an argument with someone you care about should be all about scoring points and damaging the other person's case. It's natural to feel attacked, but if you let your wounded pride rule you, you're going to miss the forest for the trees.
This track is my submission to the KVR August ContestMoments pass so distantlyThis fire burns inside meYeah!Yeah...Let's do thisYa'Swallowing my pride and coming home with youIt's not the first time doin' something stupid for ya'Why is it so hard to realizeThat we're not meant to beThree minutes goes on repeatCould I've done something differently?The echoes of your voiceIt lingers on and onEven though I've tried it allIt still remainsThe echoes of your voiceIt clings into my dreamsAnd latches in my mindUntil it breaksYou sad, sad manAaaalright!Time for me to go under surgeryLet's even not pretend that wasn't going to happenThey'll remove one bit of me but all of youYou take it allAnd never give backI'll fall againThe echoes of your voiceIt lingers on and onEven though I've tried it allIt still remainsThe echoes of your voiceIt clings into my dreamsAnd latches in my mindUntil it breaks
Some time ago I had a pretty high level of German - high C1 or low C2? -- through study and living two years in German speaking countries. Time, lack of practice, and other foreign languages have somewhat eroded that. I'm keen to recuperate my skills. So I'm looking for books and other resources to help with a "re-infusion" of German, especially grammar and vocabulary. I have a lot of grammar "burned in" -- I know what's right without remembering why, just instinctually. Which is good. But there are many holes. I found a good series of books and swallowing my pride am starting with A1, although I have some concern that if I think too much about what I'm doing I might lose the instinct. I'll move from there to B and C levels. But I'd also like to get a parallel track going which will move me ahead quicker, as many parts of my abilities are still high level, and I don't want to sabotage myself by getting bored. 2ff7e9595c
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