Comments on: Tempering the Type A Personality

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:14 +0000

@ Meg — You are so RIGHT about breathing! That’s one of the things I have to remind myself to do when I start feeling stressed. I also agree about control. I have the Serenity Prayer near my computer station and when things aren’t coming together as I think they should, I read it aloud to remind myself.

Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts:~)

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:41:21 +0000

@ Chris — I do hope Dylan Thomas will forgive me for the modification of his quote and that he’d agree with you that it’s okay to “go gently into a good day” :~)

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:39:06 +0000

@ Gerri — AH…so the b-day boy was a valentine gift. I guess it’s better than having birthday during the Christmas holidays:~)

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:37:58 +0000

@ Victoria — You said what I think is the key thing about changing Type A tendencies — being aware and conscious of when they descend upon us:~)

Thanks for the visit!

By: Meg at Demanding Joy

Meg at Demanding Joy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:12:46 +0000

Great advice! For me, (a huge type A) the key to balance and joy was learning what things I needed to control and to let go of the other 80%. Once I learned to just breathe and stop being responsible for everything, life became much happier.

By: Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:42:27 +0000

Maybe the phrase means that, to paraphrase Dylan Thomas, although we shouldn’t go gently unto that goodnight, it’s okay to go gently unto a weekday. Thanks for sharing this!

By: Gerri

Gerri — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:10:58 +0000

Thanks Sara for visiting. Actually the surprise goes along with a birthday week idea that I came up with for Devin. He is having lots of fun. He will get a separate Vday gift.
.-= Gerri´s last blog ..Count Down Day-5 =-.

By: Victoria Hart

Victoria Hart — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:34:21 +0000

Hello Sara, yes yes yes, I had this same experience, perhaps not overnight, but I too, was a Type A and now, well, I guess life forced me to stop. I agree that some days the old me pushes through and I resist and resist and feel horrible afterward; I am aware of my resisting which I see as a positive step forward.
Thanks for sharing your “ways”…
Victoria

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:36:16 +0000

@ Belinda — Good for you about working at leaving the Type A stuff behind. I agree it helps when you’ve got somebody to remind you when you have a Type A attack. I also have someone who reminds me to “chill.” He does it mostly by making me LAUGH. It works every time:~)

By: Belinda Munoz

Belinda Munoz — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:28:40 +0000

Sara, this post really resonated with me because I still have flashes of a Type A personality. I’ve made a conscious effort to leave behind my Type A leanings because I’ve decided it’s contradictory to what life is all about. And I love all the tips you listed here. I don’t always remember to follow them but luckily, I have a husband who doesn’t tire of reminding me to chill.