Some days I feel bad about myself. The kind of bad where I want to take it out on my partner because he didn’t do something. When in reality, I know I am being unfair or unrealistic. I do want a new basement. I did want a new kitchen before I turned a certain age, which never happened. I would like more play area for the girls. And whenever I visit friends and watch them roll up their sleeves and chip away at their remodels, I wonder why we can’t seem to get ourselves organized to focus inward more on our house and home. Instead we are too focused on accommodating others, and building our businesses so we can take care of our thriving family (although sometimes it’s just barely surviving)!
And then I pinch myself. Remind myself that we are good. Happy, healthy, a solid unit. And the rest of it is all just superficial. Still, I battle a lot with this teeter totter, and I need to let it go so it doesn’t hold me hostage.
Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Embrace moving on from whatever holds you hostage. Get over the hump so you can grow from a new kind of normal. As hard as it is to let go of an idea that made you feel good, sometimes going against the current can make you feel better, stronger, happier. Focus first on that initial painful step, and each step will get easier.
Be kind. Be safe. Be appropriate. Now go!
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