At the end of the day I realise that we need to treat our S with compassion. Some of them are terribly confused and let us face it, their lives are NOT happy now, no matter how they try to convince themselves otherwise. They are also in no mental shape to offer anything meaningful to anyone else until they can work through what it is that they are working through.
Some of them are are chasing dreams/shadows and where will it get them? Real life is working through real love and real problems. Not waving a magic wand and getting an imaginary new life. What does for better or for worse mean? There will be worse at some point in time. You have to man up or woman up and deal with it.
So, acting with compassion but not being a doormat. Saying hard things softly if they really need to be said. Saying little when I don't trust myself to say things well. Giving space. Being patient. Giving it to God! Keeping my eyes on the prize. That's what I am doing...
This is really good stuff, Kara! I agree wholeheartedly! Thanks for the awesome reminders!
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.
